| Identification | |
| Name: | Mercuric sulfide |
| Synonyms: | Mercuric sulfide, black; Mercuric sulfide, red; almaden; beta-mercuricsulfide; c.i.77766; c.i.pigmentred106; chinesevermilion; Mercuricsulphide; mercury(2+)sulfide; mercurymonosulfide; MERCURIC SULFATE; Mercury (I) sulfate, 99% (metals basis) |
| CAS: | 1344-48-5;13766-44-4 |
| EINECS: | 215-696-3 |
| Molecular Formula: | HgS |
| Molecular Weight: | 232.65 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/Hg.S/rHgS/c1-2 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Solubility: | insoluble in water, but soluble in strong sodium solution, insoluble in alcohol and nitric acid |
| Appearance: | Odorless red or black solid |
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