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Mercury compounds: dimercury oxide

The mercury in dimercury oxide formally is in the oxidation state 1.

Dimercury oxide

Formula as often written: Hg₂O
Hill system formula: Hg₂O₁
CAS registry number: [15829-53-5]
Formula weight: 417.179
Class: oxide

Synonyms

dimercury oxide
mercury(I) oxide
black oxide of mercury
mercurous oxide
mercury oxide

Physical properties

Colour: black
Appearance: solid, probably intimate mixture of HgO + Hg
Melting point: 100°C (decomposes)
Boiling point:
Density: 9900 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in dimercury oxide
Element	%
Hg	96.16
O	3.84

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the Hg₂O unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Hg₂O₁

mass  %
410   0.2 
411   0.3 
412   6.3 ___
413  20.1 __________
414  44.5 ______________________
415  61.6 _______________________________
416  93.1 _______________________________________________
417  95.6 ________________________________________________
418 100.0 __________________________________________________
419  60.4 ______________________________
420  71.6 ____________________________________
421  10.8 _____
422  24.4 ____________
423   0.0 
424   2.8 _
425   0.0 
426   0.0

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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