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Methylmercury vs Ethylmercury - What's the difference?

methylmercury | ethylmercury |

In chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between methylmercury and ethylmercury

is that methylmercury is (chemistry) the organometallic cation ch3hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds while ethylmercury is (chemistry) the organometallic cation ch3ch2hg+; it is a toxicant that does not seem to accumulate in the environment.

As nouns the difference between methylmercury and ethylmercury

is that methylmercury is (chemistry) the organometallic cation ch3hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds while ethylmercury is (chemistry) the organometallic cation ch3ch2hg+; it is a toxicant that does not seem to accumulate in the environment.

methylmercury

English

Noun

(wikipedia methylmercury) (methylmercuries)
  • (chemistry) The organometallic cation CH3Hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds

    • ethylmercury

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ethylmercury) (-)
  • (chemistry) The organometallic cation CH3CH2Hg+; it is a toxicant that does not seem to accumulate in the environment