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Transcribed Image Text:1.1. Define organometallic compounds.
1.2. Why are the heavy metals tin (Sn), lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) as well as their
organometallic forms considered dangerous pollutants?
1.3.
Discuss the term biomagnification with regards to methyl mercury (MMHg)
1.4. Discuss, with the aid of a diagram, the biogeochemical cycle of mercury; Hg(0)
1.5. With regards to the formation of methylmercury, why is the Hg-C bond unusual in
organic chemistry?
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