Mercury(II) iodide (Hg I2) is a chemical compound with an appearance of red-orange crystals. Unlike mercury(II) chloride it is hardly soluble in water (<100 ppm).

Conditions/substances to avoid include: heat, light, bromides, chlorides, ammonia, alkalis, cyanides, copper salts, lead salts, iodoform and hydrogen peroxide.

Mercury(II) iodide displays thermochromism; when heated above 126 °C, it undergoes phase transition from the alpha crystalline form to a pale yellow beta form. As the sample cools, it gradually reacquires its original color. It is often used for thermochromism demonstrations.

Mercury(II) iodide is used for preparation of Nessler's reagent, used for detection of presence of ammonia.

Mercury(II) iodide is a semiconductor material, used in some x-ray and gamma ray detection and imaging devices operating at room temperatures.

Mercury(II) iodide can be found extremely rarely in nature as mineral coccinite.

In medicine, mercury(II) iodide was formerly used as a treatment for syphilis (see Protiodide).

In veterinary medicine, mercury(II) iodide is used in blister ointments in exostoses, bursal enlargement, etc.

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Write the correct chemical formulas for each of the following compounds?
Q. Copper (I) oxide Copper(II) oxide Mercury(II) chloride Silver flouride Iron (II) selenide Zinc oxide Copper (II) sulfide Iron (III) chloride Zinc Sulfide Mercury (II) iodide correct answers will get best answer. Good Luck!
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A. Cu2O, CuO, HgCl2, AgF, FeSe, ZnO, CuS, FeCl3, ZnS, HgI2 :)
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Q. Concentrated nitric acid is available as a 16 M solution. What volume of nitric acid must be diluted with distilled water to prepare 3.25 L of 0.40 M HNO3? Given that 24.0 mL of 0.170 M sodium iodide reacts with 0.209 M mercury(II) nitrate solution according to the unbalanced equation given below. Hg(NO3)2(aq) + NaI(aq) HgI2(s) + NaNO3(aq) (a) What volume of Hg(NO3)2 is required for complete precipitation? (b) What is the mass of HgI2 precipitate?
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A. For your first one, just think about it as a dilution question You want initial #mol = final #mol To get #mol, just do [HNO3]*volume HNO3 used. Find the #mol equivalent to 3.25L 0.4M HNO3 from 16M. You'll eventually get the #L 16M solution you need and the difference between that #L and your total volume (3.25L) is the #L water you need to add along with it. Same mole ratio kind of idea in the other question. Find #mol NaI reacted and divide that by the [Hg(NO3)2] to get #L Hg(NO3)2 required From there, use mole ratios again along with molecular weights to find #g HgI2 produced.
Answered by /\/ ? - Sun Feb 1 22:12:51 2009

Impossible question for Chemistry, it's my last one and idk how to do it!?
Q. Given that 24.0 mL of 0.170 M sodium iodide reacts with 0.209 M mercury(II) nitrate solution according to the unbalanced equation given below. Hg(NO3)2(aq) + NaI(aq) HgI2(s) + NaNO3(aq) (a) What volume of Hg(NO3)2 is required for complete precipitation? (in mL) (b) What is the mass of HgI2 precipitate? (in grams)
Asked by suavelos15 - Sat Jan 31 12:23:49 2009 - - 21 Answers - 0 Comments

A. balance equation is Hg(NO3)2(aq) + 2NaI(aq) HgI2(s) + 2NaNO3(aq) a) Acc to molarity eq. M1V1/n1 = M2V2/n2 0.170 * 24.0 / 2 = 0.209 * V2/ 1 now u can calculate V2. (b) Molar mass of NaI = 23+127 =160 amu Molarity = no of moles of NaI/vol of soln in ml *1000 0.170 = n/24 *1000 and n= w/Molar mass = w/160 or 0.170 = w/160/24 *1000 = let 'x' g now, calculate molar mass of HgI2 say = 'y' g from balance equation 2*160 g of NaI gives 'y' g of HgI2 1 g of NaI gives y/320 g of HgI2 'x' g of NaI gives y/320 * x g of HgI2 no u can calculate the ans.
Answered by sona - Sat Jan 31 12:46:43 2009

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