Mercury(II) oxide

HgOCAS 21908-53-2216.59 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula
HgO
Molar mass
216.59 g/mol
Exact mass
217.9656 Da
Density
11.1 g/mL
Melting point
500 °C (decomposes)
logP
-0.12Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
28.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Acute Toxic (GHS06)Health Hazard (GHS08)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Aggregated from 78 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P284, P301+P316, P302+P352, P304+P340, P316, P319, P320, P321, P330, P361+P364, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
21908-53-2
SMILES
O=[Hg]
InChIKey
UKWHYYKOEPRTIC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/Hg.O
Characterization data

Calculated from the structure, in the form journals print them.

[M + H]+
[M + H]+ Calcd for HHgO 218.9728
[M + Na]+
[M + Na]+ Calcd for HgNaO 240.9548

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Names and synonyms

13 names · show all
  • Mercury oxide (HgO)
  • Mercuric oxide
  • Mercury monoxide
  • Mercuric oxide (HgO)
  • C.I. 77760
  • Yellow mercuric oxide
  • Mercury(2+) oxide
  • Santar M
  • Santar
  • Red mercuric oxide
  • Mercury oxide
  • Yellow precipitate
  • Red mercury oxide

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