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Mercury sulfide
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP Mercury sulfide, mercuric sulfide, mercury sulphide, or mercury(II) sulfide is a chemical compound composed of the chemical elements mercury and sulfur. It is represented by the chemical formula HgS. It is virtually insoluble in water.[4]
Contents
1 Crystal structure
2 Preparation and chemistry
3 Uses
4 See also
5 References
Crystal structure
Cinnabar from Nevada, USA
HgS is dimorphic with two crystal forms:
- red cinnabar (α-HgS, trigonal, hP6, P3221), is the form in which mercury is most commonly found in nature.
- black, metacinnabar (β-HgS), is less common in nature and adopts the zinc blende (T2d-F43m) crystal structure.
Crystals of red, α-HgS, are optically active. This is caused by the Hg-S helices in the structure.[5]
Preparation and chemistry
β-HgS is precipitated as a black powder when H2S is bubbled through solutions of Hg(II) salts.[6] β-HgS is unreactive to all but concentrated acids.[4]
Mercury metal is produced from the cinnabar ore by roasting in air and condensing the vapour.[4]
Uses
When α-HgS is used as a red pigment, it is known as vermilion. The tendency of vermilion to darken has been ascribed to conversion from red α-HgS to black β-HgS. However β-HgS was not detected at excavations in Pompeii, where originally red walls darkened, and was attributed to the formation of Hg-Cl compounds (e.g., corderoite, calomel, and terlinguaite) and calcium sulfate, gypsum.[7]
See also
- Cinnabar
- Mercury poisoning
Mercury(I) sulfide (mercurous sulfide), Hg
2S
References
^ L. I. Berger, Semiconductor Materials (1997) CRC Press ISBN 0-8493-8912-7
^ Webminerals
^ ab Zumdahl, Steven S. (2009). Chemical Principles 6th Ed. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. A22. ISBN 0-618-94690-X.
^ abc Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1984). Chemistry of the Elements. Oxford: Pergamon Press. p. 1406. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.
^ A. M. Glazer, K. Stadnicka (1986). "On the origin of optical activity in crystal structures". J. Appl. Cryst. 19 (2): 108–122. doi:10.1107/S0021889886089823.
^ Cotton, F. Albert; Wilkinson, Geoffrey; Murillo, Carlos A.; Bochmann, Manfred (1999), Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (6th ed.), New York: Wiley-Interscience, ISBN 0-471-19957-5
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Cotte, M; Susini J; Metrich N; Moscato A; Gratziu C; Bertagnini A; Pagano M (2006). "Blackening of Pompeian Cinnabar Paintings: X-ray Microspectroscopy Analysis". Anal. Chem. 78 (21): 7484–7492. doi:10.1021/ac0612224. PMID 17073416.
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| Names | |
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IUPAC name Mercury sulfide | |
| Other names Cinnabar Vermilion | |
| Identifiers | |
CAS Number |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.014.270 |
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| Properties | |
Chemical formula | HgS |
Molar mass | 232.66 g/mol |
Density | 8.10 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 580 °C (1,076 °F; 853 K) decomposes |
Solubility in water | insoluble |
Band gap | 2.1 eV (direct, α-HgS) [1] |
Magnetic susceptibility (χ) | −55.4·10−6 cm3/mol |
Refractive index (nD) | w=2.905, e=3.256, bire=0.3510 (α-HgS) [2] |
| Thermochemistry | |
Std molar entropy (S | 78 J·mol−1·K−1[3] |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH | −58 kJ·mol−1[3] |
| Hazards | |
Safety data sheet | ICSC 0981 |
EU classification (DSD) (outdated) | Very toxic (T+) Dangerous for the environment (N) |
R-phrases (outdated) | R26/27/28, R33, R50/53 |
S-phrases (outdated) | (S1/2), S13, S28, S45, S60, S61 |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions | Mercury oxide Mercury selenide Mercury telluride |
Other cations | Zinc sulfide Cadmium sulfide |
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| Mercury(I) |
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| Mercury(II) |
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