Mercury(II) nitrate

Mercury(II) nitrate
Mercury(II) nitrate
Identifiers
CAS number 10045-94-0 YesY
7783-34-8 (monohydrate)
EC number 233-152-3
UN number 1625
RTECS number OW8225000
Properties
Molecular formula Hg(NO3)2
Molar mass 324.7 g/mol
Appearance colorless crystals or white powder
Density 4.3 g/cm3 (monohydrate)
Melting point

79 °C (monohydrate)

Solubility in water soluble
Solubility soluble in nitric acid
insoluble in alcohol
Hazards
MSDS ICSC 0980
EU Index 080-002-00-6
EU classification Very toxic (T+)
Dangerous for the environment (N)
R-phrases R26/27/28, R33, R50/53
S-phrases (S1/2), S13, S28, S45, S60, S61
NFPA 704
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3
1
OX
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Mercury(II) sulfate
Mercury(II) chloride
Other cations Zinc nitrate
Cadmium nitrate
Related compounds Mercury(I) nitrate
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Mercury(II) nitrate is a toxic colorless or white soluble crystalline mercury(II) salt of nitric acid. It was also used to treat fur to make felt in a process called 'carroting'. The phrase 'mad as a hatter' is associated with psychological illness brought on by excessive exposure to mercury(II) nitrate.[1] The practice continued in the United States until it was banned in December 1941 by The United States Public Health Service. It is made by reacting hot concentrated nitric acid with mercury metal; dilute nitric acid would produce mercury(I) nitrate. It is an oxidizing agent.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Not-So-Mad Hatter: Occupational Hazards of Mercury". http://www.cas.org. 

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