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Mercury(I) iodide

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Mercury(I) iodide

Molecular formula: Hg2I2 CAS# 15385-57-6
Categories: Inorganic salt
PubChem CID: 27243 | ChemSpider ID: 21160367
Names
English:
Diiododimercury(Hg-Hg)(IUPAC)
EINECS:239-409-6
Hg2I2
Mercurous iodide
Mercury iodide (Hg2I2)
Mercury(I) iodide [Wiki]
Mercury, diiododi-, (Hg-Hg)(CAS)
Quecksilberjodur
Red mercury
UN1638

Variants of the formula:

Hg2I2
$L(1.2)I/Hg\Hg/I
Elemental composition
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Reactions in which Mercury(I) iodide is involved

  • 3Hg + 2I2 -> HgI2 + Hg2I2
  • Hg2I2 "h[nu]"-> HgI2 + Hg
  • Hg2I2 + 6HNO3 -> 2Hg(NO3)2 + 2HI + 2NO2"|^" + 2H2O
  • Hg2I2 + 4H2SO4 -> 2HgSO4"|v" + I2"|v" + 2SO2"|^" + 4H2O
  • Hg2I2 + 2KI -> K2[HgI4] + Hg"|v"