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Mercury sulfide

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Mercury sulfide

Molecular formula: HgS CAS# 1344-48-5
Categories: Inorganic salt
PubChem CID: 62402 | ChemSpider ID: 56188
Names
English:
Almaden
C.I. 77766
Cinnabar [Wiki]
Ethiops mineral
Mercuric sulfide black
Mercuric sulfide red
Mercury monosulfide
Mercury sulfide [Wiki]
Mercury(2+) sulfide
Monomercury sulfide
Orange vermilion
Pigment red 106
Red Cinnabar
Red mercuricsulfide
Red mercury sulphide
Scarlet vermilion
Vermilion [Wiki]
Vermilion (HgS)
Vermillion
b-Mercuric sulfide
mercuric sulfide
mercury sulphide
mercury(II) sulfide
sulfanylidenemercury(IUPAC)

Variants of the formula:

HgS
Hg(+2)S(-2)
Hg=S
S=Hg
Elemental composition
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Symbol Element Atomic weight Number of atoms Mass percent

Reactions in which Mercury sulfide is involved

  • Hg + S -> HgS"|v"
  • HgCl2 + H2S + 2NH3 -> HgS + 2NH4Cl
  • (CH3COO)2Hg + H2S -> HgS + 2CH3COOH
  • 2Cs + HgS -> Cs2S + Hg
  • 2BiI3 + 3HgS "T"-> Bi2S3 + 3HgI2