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    Divalent mercury compounds

    • Last Update: 2021-06-30
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    1.
    Oxide

    The Hg 2+ solution reacts with a strong base to obtain a yellow HgO precipitate
    .

    Hg 2+ + 2OH - = HgO + H 2 O

    Hg(NO 3 ) 2 thermally decomposes to obtain red HgO
    .

    2Hg(NO 3 ) 2 =2HgO+4NO 2 +O 2

    At about 350°C, Hg reacts with O 2 to produce HgO, and the reaction proceeds in the reverse direction above 500°C
    .

    2Hg+O 2 =2HgO

    HgO shows different colors due to different crystal grain sizes, and yellow HgO particles are smaller
    .


    The thermal stability of HgO is much lower than that of ZnO and CdO


    HgO is basic, soluble in acid but not soluble in alkali
    .

    HgO+2HC1=HgCl 2 +H 2 O

    2.
    Salt

    Mercury nitrate Hg(NO 3 ) 2 and mercury sulfate HgSO 4 are ionic compounds that undergo hydrolysis reaction in water to generate precipitates
    .



    Therefore, the corresponding acid should be added when preparing Hg(NO 3 ) 2 and HgSO 4 solutions
    .

    Mercury chloride HgCl 2 (white), a covalent compound, has a low melting point and is easy to sublime.


    It is commonly known as mercury and is highly toxic


    HgCl 2 +H 2 O=Hg(OH)Cl+HCI

    HgI 2 is red at room temperature, and turns yellow after heating, and is hardly soluble in water
    .

    A proper amount of SnCl 2 can reduce HgCl 2 to Hg 2 Cl 2 precipitation; if SnCl 2 is excessive, Hg 2 Cl 2 will continue to be reduced to metallic mercury
    .


    The observed phenomenon is that a white precipitate is formed first, then the precipitate gradually turns from white to gray, and finally becomes black


    The KI solution was added dropwise to Hg 2+ , and a red HgI 2 precipitate was first produced , and the precipitate was dissolved in the excess KI to produce colorless [HgI 4 ] 2-
    .



    The alkaline solution of [HgI 4 ] 2- is called Nessler reagent
    .


    A small amount of NH 4+ or NH 3 in the solution immediately generates a special red precipitate [Hg 2 ONH 2 ]I when it meets with Nessler's reagent , which is often used to identify NH 4+


    The red precipitate should not be written as [Hg 2 NOH 2 ]I, but can be written as [OHg 2 NH 2 ]I
    .

    Pass H 2 S into the Hg 2+ solution to obtain black HgS (natural cinnabar HgS is red) .


    The black HgS can be transformed into a more stable red variant when heated to 386°C .
    Mercury sulfide is the least soluble sulfide, insoluble in concentrated nitric acid , but soluble in aqua regia, excessive concentrated Na 2 S or excessive acidic KI solution


    3.


    Coordination Compound

    Hg 2+ and the CN - , CF2 - , the I - , the SCN - , NH2 .


    3
    and the like generated as a colorless tetrahedral coordination ion
    .
    Due to the large radius of Hg 2+ and the strong polarization ability, the complex formed with the ligand with large deformability is quite stable
    .
    E.
    g

    Ammonia water reacts with HgCl 2 and Hg(NO 3 ) 2 solutions to generate white precipitates of mercury ammonium chloride and mercury ammonium nitrate, respectively
    .


    HgNH 2 CI solubility than HgNH 2 NO .
    3
    smaller
    .
    Hg (NH2 2 ) in CI NH2 .
    3
    -NH .
    4
    is substantially insoluble in a mixed solution of CI, dissolved in an excess NH2 .
    3
    -NH .
    4
    NO .
    3
    mixed solution; Hg (NH2 2 ) NO .
    3
    -soluble NH2 .
    3
    -NH .
    4
    NO .
    3
    mixed Solution
    .

    To HgC1 2 NH was added .
    3
    -NH .
    4
    NO .
    3
    mixed solution with a white precipitate, and the Hg (NO .
    3
    ) 2 solution was added NH .
    3
    -NH .
    4
    NO .
    3
    mixed solution no white precipitate, which generates more [ Hg(NH 3 ) 4 ] 2 +
    .

    Hg (NO to 2 ) 2 KSCN was added, prior white precipitate formed, the precipitate was dissolved in a solution of excess KSCN to give a colorless solution which case a Zn 2+ white precipitate, in case of Co 2+ to form a blue precipitate
    .


     

     

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