Mercury

Name:Mercury

CAS No.: 7439-97-6 

Molecular Form: Hg

Molecular Weight:200.59

EINECS:231-106-7

Appearance:Silver liquid

Purity:99.9999%

Density:13.54 g/cm3 

Melting Point:-38.9℃

Boiling Point:356.6 °C(lit.)

Vapour Density:7 (vs air)

Vapour Pressure:<0.01 mm Hg ( 20 °C)

Solubility:H2O: soluble

Stability:Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, sodium thiosulfate, ammonium hydroxide.

Package:34.5kg per bottles

Usage:Reducing agent

Storage:Poison room

Method: Distillation; an important proportion of used mercury is recovered by redistillation.

Source:Cinnabar.

Occurrence:Spain, Yugoslavia, Mexico, Canada, Algeria.