- Mercury(II) nitrate
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Mercury(II) nitrate Mercury dinitrate
Mercury(II) nitrateOther namesMercuric nitrateIdentifiers CAS number 10045-94-0 ,
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 alcoholHazards 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 Flash point Non-flammable Related compounds Other anions Mercury(II) sulfate
Mercury(II) chlorideOther cations Zinc nitrate
Cadmium nitrateRelated compounds Mercury(I) nitrate (verify) (what is: / ?)
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
- The Hatter
- Mercury poisoning
References
External links
- ATSDR - ToxFAQs: Mercury
- ATSDR - Public Health Statement: Mercury
- ATSDR - ALERT! Patterns of Metallic Mercury Exposure, 6/26/97
- ATSDR - MMG: Mercury
- ATSDR - Toxicological Profile: Mercury
- Safety data (MSDS)
- Mercuric Nitrate (ICSC)
- Mercury
- Mercury Information Packages
- How to Make Good Mercury Electrical Connections, Popular Science monthly, February 1919, Unnumbered page, Scanned by Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=7igDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT14
Mercury compounds Categories:- Mercury compounds
- Nitrates
- Oxidizing agents
- Inorganic compound stubs
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