Mercury(II) fulminateMercury(II) fulminate is an explosive with the chemical formula Hg(CNO)2. When recrystallized from water it exists as the hemihydrate 2 Hg(CNO)2*H2O. The anhydrous form is obtained by recrystallization from ethanol. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Mercury(II) fulminate, revision 1380051450.

Property

Value

Formula

C2HgN2O2, 284.62 g/mol

Melting point

160 °C

Boiling point

356.6 °C

Density

4.42 g/cm³

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