Mercury(I) sulfate

Mercury(I) sulfate
Names
IUPAC name
Mercury(I) sulfate
Other names
Mercurous sulfate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 231-993-0
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2Hg.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h;;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q2*+1;/p-2 ☒N
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  • [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Hg+][Hg+]
Properties
Hg2SO4
Molar mass 497.24 g/mol
Appearance whitish-yellow crystals
Density 7.56 g/cm3
0.051 g/100 mL (25 °C)
0.09 g/100 mL (100 °C)
6.5×10−7[1]
Solubility soluble in dilute nitric acid, Insoluble in water, Soluble in hot sulfuric acid.
−123.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
monoclinic
Thermochemistry
132 J·mol−1·K−1[2]
200.7 J·mol−1·K−1
-743.1 kJ·mol−1
Related compounds
Other anions
Mercury(I) fluoride
Mercury(I) chloride
Mercury(I) bromide
Mercury(I) iodide
Other cations
Mercury(II) sulfate
Cadmium sulfate
Thallium(I) sulfate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Mercury(I) sulfate, commonly called mercurous sulphate (UK) or mercurous sulfate (US) is the chemical compound Hg2SO4.[3] Mercury(I) sulfate is a metallic compound that is a white, pale yellow or beige powder.[4] It is a metallic salt of sulfuric acid formed by replacing both hydrogen atoms with mercury(I). It is highly toxic; it could be fatal if inhaled, ingested, or absorbed by skin.

  1. ^ John Rumble (June 18, 2018). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (99 ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–189. ISBN 978-1-138-56163-2.
  2. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 5–19, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  3. ^ Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry by J. W. Mellor, published by Longmans, Green and Company, London, 1941, page 388
  4. ^ "Mercurous Sulfate | 7783-36-0".