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Mercury(II) iodide

Mercury(II) iodide

Mercuric iodide Red mercury (α form only) Coccinite (α form only)

Soluble in excess KI(Potassium iodide) forming soluble complex K2[HgI4 ](Potassium tetraiodomercurate(II)) also known as Nessler's reagent | NFPA-H = 3 | NFPA-F = 0 | NFPA-R = 0 Mercury(II) chloride Mercury(II) bromide Cadmium iodide

Mercury(II) iodide is a chemical compound with the molecular formula HgI2. It is typically produced synthetically but can also be found in nature as the extremely rare mineral coccinite. Unlike the related mercury(II) chloride it is hardly soluble in water (

Production

Mercury(II) iodide is produced by adding an aqueous solution of potassium iodide to an aqueous solution of mercury(II) chloride with stirring; the precipitate is filtered off, washed and dried at 70 °C.

: HgCl2 + 2 KI → HgI2 + 2 KCl

Properties

Mercury(II) iodide displays thermochromism; when heated above 127 °C (400 K) it undergoes a phase transition, from the red alpha crystalline form to a pale yellow beta form. As the sample cools, it gradually reacquires its original colour. It has often been used for thermochromism demonstrations. A third form, which is orange, is also known; this can be formed by recrystallisation and is also metastable, eventually converting back to the red alpha form. The various forms can exist in a diverse range of crystal structures and as a result mercury(II) iodide possesses a surprisingly complex phase diagram.

Uses

Mercury(II) iodide crystals grown in [[Spacelab

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.

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

It can appear as a precipitate in many reactions.

References

References

  1. (June 18, 2018). "CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics". CRC Press.
  2. [http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA2/MAIN/THERMHG/CD2R1.HTM Thermochromism: Mercury(II) Iodide]. Jchemed.chem.wisc.edu. Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
  3. (1 January 1969). "The crystal structure and one-dimensional disorder of the orange modification of HgI2". Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials.
  4. (February 2005). "Phase diagrams and structures of HgX2 (X = I, Br, Cl, F)". Comptes Rendus Chimie.
  5. Simage, Oy {{US patent. 6509203 Semiconductor imaging device and method for producing same, Issue date: Jan 21, 2003
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