mercury(II) oxide
Also known as mercuric oxide, HgO, mercury oxide
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- HgO
- Molecular weight
- 216.59 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- mercury(2+);oxygen(2-)
- SMILES
- [O-2].[Hg+2]
- InChIKey
- QYZBCWXZSYTIOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Mercury(II) oxide, also called mercuric oxide or simply mercury oxide, is the inorganic compound with the formula HgO. It has a red or orange color. Mercury(II) oxide is a solid at room temperature and pressure. The mineral form montroydite is very rarely found.
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