| Molecular Formula | HgNO3 |
| Molar Mass | 262.59 |
| Density | 4.785 |
| Melting Point | decomposes at 70℃ [HAW93] |
| Water Solubility | sensitive to H2O: soluble in small quantities of warm H2O, but hydrolyzes in larger amounts [HAW93] |
| Physical and Chemical Properties | Melting Point: 70 water-soluble: easily soluble Properties: colorless crystals with nitric acid odor |
| Use | Used as analytical reagents and oxidants |
| UN IDs | 1627 |
| Hazard Class | 6.1(a) |
| Packing Group | II |
| Raw Materials | Mercury Nitric acid |
| EPA chemical substance information | information provided by: ofmpeb.epa.gov (external link) |
| toxicity | see mercuric nitrate monohydrate. |
| Use | use as analytical reagent and oxidant use as pharmaceutical, oxidant, and general analytical reagent. |
| production method | dilute nitric acid is added into an acid-resistant reactor, heated at 40-50 ℃, and slowly added with human Mercury for reaction, after evaporation and concentration, cooling crystallization, centrifugal separation, preparation of mercury nitrate dihydrate. 2Hg 2HNO3 2H2O → 2 HgNO3 · 2H2O H2 |
| category | oxidant |
| toxicity grade | high toxicity |
| Acute toxicity | oral-rat LD50: 170 mg/kg; Oral-mouse LD50: 49.3 mg/kg |
| explosive hazard characteristics | mixed with reductant, sulfur, phosphorus, etc, friction can burst |
| flammability hazard characteristics | thermal decomposition of toxic mercury vapor and nitrogen oxide fumes, phosphorus mixture flammable |
| storage and transportation characteristics | The warehouse is ventilated and dried at low temperature; It is light and easy to discharge; It is combined with organic matter, reductant, sulfur and phosphorus combustible substances, separate storage of food raw materials |
| fire extinguishing agent | water, sand, foam |
| Occupational Standard | TWA 0.1 mg (Mercury)/m3; Tel 0.15 mg (Mercury)/M3 |
| toxic substance data | information provided by: pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (external link) |