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We report an unusual case of mercury vapor poisoning from using a heated tobacco product. The suspect had added grains of mercury into 20 cigarettes in a pack. When a 36-year-old Japanese man inserted one of these cigarettes into the battery powered holder, it was heated to a temperature of 350 °C, and he inhaled vaporized mercury. After using 14 of the cigarettes over 16 h, he noticed he had flu-like symptoms so he visited the hospital. Although no physical abnormalities were revealed, 99 μg/L of mercury was detected in his serum sample. His general condition improved gradually and his whole blood mercury level had decreased to 38 μg/L 5 days later. When the remaining six cigarettes in the pack were examined, many metallic grains weighing a total of 1.57 g were observed. Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry confirmed the grains as elemental mercury. Accordingly, the victim was diagnosed with mercury poisoning. Because the mercury was incorporated into cigarettes, an unusual and novel intoxication occurred through the heating of the tobacco product. Both medical and forensic scientific examination confirmed this event as attempted murder.
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The last word means acid.
Explanation:
If Ka for HCN is 6. 2×10^−10 at 25 °C, then the value of Kb for cn− at 25 °C is 1.6 × 10^(-5).
<h3>What is base dissociation constant? </h3><h3 />
The base dissociation constant (Kb) is defined as the measurement of the ions which base can dissociate or dissolve in the aqueous solution. The greater the value of base dissociation constant greater will be its basicity an strength.
The dissociation reaction of hydrogen cyanide can be given as
HCN --- (H+) + (CN-)
Given,
The value of Ka for HCN is 6.2× 10^(-10)
The correlation between base dissociation constant and acid dissociation constant is
Kw = Ka × Kb
Kw = 10^(-14)
Substituting values of Ka and Kw,
Kb = 10^(-14) /{6.2×10^(-10) }
= 1.6× 10^(-5)
Thus, the value of base dissociation constant at 25°C is 1.6 × 10^(-5).
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