261017

Mercury

≥99.99% trace metals basis

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Hg
• CAS Number: 7439-97-6
• Molecular Weight: 200.59
• EC Number: 231-106-7
• MDL number: MFCD00011035
• UNSPSC Code: 12141726
• PubChem Substance ID: 329752854
• NACRES: NA.55
• grade: for analytical purposes
• form: liquid

Properties

• grade: for analytical purposes
• vapor density: 7 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: <0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C); 1 mmHg ( 126 °C)
• Assay: ≥99.99% trace metals basis
• form: liquid
• resistivity: 95.8 μΩ-cm, 20°C
• bp: 356.6 °C (lit.); 356.6 °C
• mp: −38.87 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: [Hg]
• InChI: 1S/Hg
• InChI key: QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Mercury (quicksilver) is a rare chemical element found most commonly in cinnabar (HgS). It is widely employed in the production of industrial chemicals like mercuric (I) and mercuric (II) compounds, because of two oxidation states (+1 and +2). Additionally, it is also used in the synthesis of coordination complexes of mercury as well as organomercury compounds. Mercury(II) salts are used in the preparation of industrially important chemical reagents such as Millon′s base, Nessler′s reagent (potassium tetraiodomercurate), one-dimensional polymer (salts of HgNH2+)n), etc.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS06,GHS08,GHS09
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H330,H360D,H372,H410
• Precautionary Statements: P201 - P273 - P304 + P340 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 1
• Storage Class Code: 6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable