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Mercury

≥99.99% trace metals basis

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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

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

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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.

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

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Alexandre J Poulain et al.
The ISME journal, 9(12), 2541-2550 (2015-06-10)
Mercury (Hg) is an anthropogenic pollutant that is toxic to wildlife and humans, but the response of remote ecosystems to globally distributed Hg is elusive. Here, we use DNA extracted from a dated sediment core to infer the response of
Okechukwu S Ogah et al.
JACC. Heart failure, 2(3), 250-259 (2014-06-24)
The aim of this study was to determine the contemporary profile, clinical characteristics, and intrahospital outcomes of acute heart failure (AHF) in an African urban community. There are limited data on the current burden and characteristics of AHF in Nigerian
Ekim Seven et al.
Journal of hypertension, 32(7), 1488-1494 (2014-05-09)
The adipocytokines, leptin, adiponectin, and interleukin-6, which stimulate liver C-reactive protein (CRP) production, are regarded as potential candidate intermediates between adipose tissue and overweight-induced hypertension. We examined the associations between leptin, adiponectin, and CRP levels with both prevalent and 5-year
Sabrina Llop et al.
PloS one, 9(5), e97172-e97172 (2014-05-17)
The genetic background may influence methylmercury (MeHg) metabolism and neurotoxicity. ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters actively transport various xenobiotics across biological membranes. To investigate the role of ABC polymorphisms as modifiers of prenatal exposure to MeHg. The study population consisted
M E Goodsite et al.
The Science of the total environment, 452-453, 196-207 (2013-03-20)
This review compares the reconstruction of atmospheric Hg deposition rates and historical trends over recent decades in the Arctic, inferred from Hg profiles in natural archives such as lake and marine sediments, peat bogs and glacial firn (permanent snowpack), against
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