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Mercury iodide (Hg2I2)

Mercury iodide (Hg2I2) structure

Mercury iodide (Hg2I2) 

structure
  • CAS No:

    15385-57-6

  • Formula:

    Hg2I2

  • Chemical Name:

    Mercury iodide (Hg2I2)

  • Synonyms:

    Mercury iodide (Hg2I2);Mercurous iodide;Yellow mercury iodide;Mercury protoiodide;Dimercury diiodide;12378-94-8

  • Categories:

    Inorganic Chemistry  >  Inorganic Salts

Description

MERCUROUS IODIDE, [SOLID] is a bright yellow powder. Becomes greenish on exposure to light due to disproportionation into metallic mercury and mercuric iodide. Insoluble in water but soluble in castor oil and aqueous ammonia. Becomes dark yellow, orange and red on heating but yellow again upon cooling. Density approx. 7.7 g / cm3. Toxic by inhalation and by ingestion.

Mercury iodide (Hg2I2) Basic Attributes

654.98

657.75000

239-409-6

Characteristics

0

1.76640

7.70 g/cm3

290 °C

127ºC at 760mmHg

Safety Information

III

6.1(b)

UN 1638 6.1/PG 2

3

26/27/28-33-50/53

13-28-45-60-61

T+,N

P260-P280-P301 + P310 + P330-P302 + P352 + P310-P304 + P340 + P310-P403 + P233

H300 + H310 + H330-H373-H410

Mercury iodide (Hg2I2) Use and Manufacturing

Used as analytical reagent, also used in pharmaceutical industry

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:654.99
Exact Mass:655.74792
Monoisotopic Mass:657.75023
Heavy Atom Count:4
Complexity:4
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:2
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

Material

Nitric acid

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