Mercury (I) carbonate

Structural formula
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General
Surname	Mercury (I) carbonate
other names	Mercury carbonate
Molecular formula	Hg 2 CO 3
Brief description	white to yellowish brown solid
External identifiers / databases
PubChem	87545972
Wikidata	Q4214597
properties
Molar mass	461.19 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	130 ° C (decomposition)
solubility	soluble in an aqueous ammonium chloride solution; practically insoluble in water and ethanol;
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Mercury (I) carbonate is a chemical compound of mercury from the group of carbonates .

Extraction and presentation

Mercury (I) carbonate is produced by the precipitation of potassium and sodium carbonate with mercury (I) nitrate . This creates an off-white precipitate that soon turns black due to an excess of the precipitant, especially when heated.

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properties

Mercury (I) carbonate is a white to yellowish brown solid that is practically insoluble in water and ethanol.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d R. Blachnik: Pocket book for chemists and physicists Volume 3: Elements, inorganic compounds and materials, minerals . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-58842-6 , pp. 480 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
^ ^A ^b ^c William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition . CRC Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4987-5429-3 , pp. 98 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
↑ Ernst Schmidt, Johannes Gadamer: Instructions for Qualitative Analysis . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-662-29375-1 , pp. 32 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[R._Blachnik-1] R. Blachnik: Pocket book for chemists and physicists Volume 3: Elements, inorganic compounds and materials, minerals . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-58842-6 , pp. 480 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).

[William_M._Haynes-2] A ^b ^c William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition . CRC Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4987-5429-3 , pp. 98 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[NV-3] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[Ernst_Schmidt,_Johannes_Gadamer-4] Ernst Schmidt, Johannes Gadamer: Instructions for Qualitative Analysis . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-662-29375-1 , pp. 32 ( limited preview in Google Book search).