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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):

C2HgN2O2

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/cm3)

References:

  1. Matyas R., Pachman J. Primary Explosives. - Springer, 2013. - pp. 39-58
  2. Seidell A. Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.1. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1940. - pp. 614
  3. Urbanski T. Chemistry and technology of explosives. - vol.3. - Warszawa, 1967. - pp. 135-156
  4. Багал Л.И. Химия и технология инициирующих взрывчатых веществ. - М., 1975. - pp. 9-11, 32-79 [Russian]
  5. Вредные вещества в промышленности: Справочник для химиков, инженеров и врачей. - 7-е изд., Т.3. - Л.: Химия, 1976. - pp. 388 [Russian]
  6. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 1. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1988. - pp. 613 [Russian]
  7. Энергетические конденсированные системы. - Под ред. Жукова Б.П., 2-е изд. - М.: Янус-К, 2000. - pp. 192 [Russian]

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