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Properties of substance:
mercury(II) fulminate
Group of substances:
inorganic
Physical appearance:
colorless orthorhombic crystals
Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):
C
2
HgN
2
O
2
Structural formula as text:
Hg(CNO)2
Molar/atomic mass: 284.74
Decomposition temperature (°C):
179
Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):
acetone
: sparingly soluble (56°C) [
Ref.
]
benzene
: insoluble [
Ref.
]
chloroform
: insoluble [
Ref.
]
diethanolamine
: 40 (30°C) [
Ref.
]
epichlorohydrin
: insoluble [
Ref.
]
ethanol
: sparingly soluble [
Ref.
]
ethanolamine
: 200 (25°C) [
Ref.
]
ethyl acetate
: insoluble [
Ref.
]
ethyl nitrate
: insoluble [
Ref.
]
glycerol
: insoluble [
Ref.
]
linseed oil: insoluble [
Ref.
]
oil of turpentine: insoluble [
Ref.
]
pyridine
: 14.8 [
Ref.
]
triethanolamine
: 28 [
Ref.
]
water
: 0.07 (12°C) [
Ref.
]
water
: 0.176 (49°C) [
Ref.
]
water
: 0.77 (100°C) [
Ref.
]
Numerical data:
Year of discovery: 1690
Heat of Explosion (kJ/kg): 1485
Detonation velocity (m/s): 5400
Density:
4.42 (20°C, g/cm
3
)
References:
Matyas R., Pachman J. Primary Explosives. - Springer, 2013. - pp. 39-58
Seidell A. Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.1. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1940. - pp. 614
Urbanski T. Chemistry and technology of explosives. - vol.3. - Warszawa, 1967. - pp. 135-156
Багал Л.И. Химия и технология инициирующих взрывчатых веществ. - М., 1975. - pp. 9-11, 32-79 [Russian]
Вредные вещества в промышленности: Справочник для химиков, инженеров и врачей. - 7-е изд., Т.3. - Л.: Химия, 1976. - pp. 388 [Russian]
Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 1. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1988. - pp. 613 [Russian]
Энергетические конденсированные системы. - Под ред. Жукова Б.П., 2-е изд. - М.: Янус-К, 2000. - pp. 192 [Russian]
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