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IUPAC name
Mercury(II) fluoride
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Other names
Mercuric fluoride
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Identifiers | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.085 |
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CompTox Dashboard (
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Properties | |
HgF2 | |
Molar mass | 238.587 g/mol |
Appearance | hygroscopic white cubic crystals |
Density | 8.95 g/cm3 |
Melting point | decomposes at 645°C |
reacts [1] | |
−62.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Structure | |
Fluorite (cubic), cF12 | |
Fm3m, No. 225 | |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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highly toxic |
GHS labelling: | |
H300, H310, H330, H373, H410 | |
P301+P310, P304+P340, P320, P330, P360, P361, P405, P501 [2] | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Related compounds | |
Other
anions
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Mercury(II) chloride Mercury(II) bromide Mercury(II) iodide |
Other
cations
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Mercury(I) fluoride Zinc fluoride Cadmium fluoride Thallium(I) fluoride |
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(II) fluoride has the molecular formula HgF2 as a chemical compound of one atom of mercury with 2 atoms of fluorine.
Mercury(II) fluoride is most commonly produced by the reaction of mercury(II) oxide and hydrogen fluoride:
Mercury(II) fluoride can also be produced through the fluorination of mercury(II) chloride:
or of mercury(II) oxide: [3]
with oxygen as byproduct.
Mercury(II) fluoride is a selective fluorination agent. [4]