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Mercury(I) nitrate
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Mercury(I) nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula Hg2(NO3)2. It is used in the preparation of other mercury(I) compounds, and, like all other mercury compounds, it is toxic.

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IUPAC name Mercury(I) nitrate Other names Mercurous nitrate Identifiers CAS number 10415-75-5,(anhydrous) [7782-86-7] (dihydrate) Properties Molecular formula Molar mass Appearance Hg2(NO3) 2 (anhydrous) Hg2(NO3) 22H2O (dihydrate) 525.19 g/mol (anhydrous) 561.22 g/mol (dihydrate) white monoclinic crystals (anhydrous) colorless crystals (dihydrate) Density Melting point ?g/cm3 (anhydrous) 4.8 g/cm3 (dihydrate) ? (anhydrous) decomposesat70C(dihydrate) Solubility in water slightly soluble, reacts Hazards NFPA 704

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Mercury(I) nitrate is formed when elemental mercury is combined with dilute nitric acid (concentrated nitric acid will yield mercury(II) nitrate). Mercury(I) nitrate is a reducing agent which is oxidized upon contact with air. Solutions of mercury(I) nitrate are acidic due to slow reaction with water:

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Hg2(NO3)2 + H2OHg2(NO3)(OH) + HNO3 Hg2(NO3)(OH) forms a yellow precipitate. If the solution is boiled or exposed to light, mercury(I) nitrate undergoes a disproportionation reaction yielding elemental mercury and mercury(II) nitrate[2]: 2Hg2(NO3)2Hg+Hg(NO3)2

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1. 2. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press,pp.445, ISBN0-8493-0594-2 ^ a b Patnaik, Pradyot (2003), Handbook of Inorganic Chemical Compounds Professional,pp.573,ISBN0-07-049439-8, retrieved 2009-07-20 , McGraw-Hill

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Mercury(I) HgH Hg2Br2 Hg2Cl2 Hg2F2 Hg2I2 Hg2(NO3) 2 Hg2O Hg2SO4 HgNH2Cl HgSe HgS HgTe Hg(O2CCH3) 2 HgBr2 HgCl2 Hg(CN)2 HgF2 Hg(OH)2 HgI2 Hg(NO3) 2 HgO HgSO4 Hg(SCN)2 Hg3N2 K2HgI4 Mercury(II) Organomercury compounds Mercury(IV) Amalgams HgF4 Na(Hg) Al(Hg) K(Hg) Au(Hg) Tl(Hg) Sn(Hg) Hg+ Hg2+ Hg4+ Hg22+ Hg32+ Hg42+ Hg34+ HgCH3+ HgC2H5+ HgC6H5+ Hg(CH3) 2 Hg(C2H5) 2 Hg(C6H5) 2 HgC6H5CH3CO2 HgC6H5OB(OH)2 HgClC6H4CO2H HgOHCH2CHOCH3CH2(NHCO)2C2H4CO2H HgOH2CH2CHOCH3CH2NHCOC6H4OCH2CO2H Na2HgOHC6HOBrC6H2OBrOCHC6H4CO2 HgOC6H2CH3NO2 NaHgC2H5SC6H4CO2 Hg(Si(CH3) 3) 2

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