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Mercury

≥99.99% trace metals basis

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Hg
CAS Number:
7439-97-6
Molecular Weight:
200.59
EC Number:
231-106-7
MDL number:
MFCD00011035
UNSPSC Code:
12141726
PubChem Substance ID:
329752854
NACRES:
NA.55
Assay:
≥99.99% trace metals basis
form:
liquid

vapor density

7 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)
1 mmHg ( 126 °C)

Assay

≥99.99% trace metals basis

form

liquid

resistivity

95.8 μΩ-cm, 20°C

bp

356.6 °C (lit.)
356.6 °C

mp

−38.87 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Hg]

InChI

1S/Hg

InChI key

QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Mercury (quicksilver) is a rare chemical element found most commonly in cinnabar (HgS). It is widely employed in the production of industrial chemicals like mercuric (I) and mercuric (II) compounds, because of two oxidation states (+1 and +2). Additionally, it is also used in the synthesis of coordination complexes of mercury as well as organomercury compounds. Mercury(II) salts are used in the preparation of industrially important chemical reagents such as Millon′s base, Nessler′s reagent (potassium tetraiodomercurate), one-dimensional polymer (salts of HgNH2+)n), etc.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H330,H360D,H372,H410

Precautionary Statements

P201 - P273 - P304 + P340 + P310

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 1

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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SLBT8543
BCBV3510

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