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Mercury oxide can be decomposed, and in general, any chemical will decompose at a sufficiently high temperature.

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What is the IUPAC name for Mercury I oxide?

IUPAC names: Mercury(I) oxide for Hg2O and Mercury(II) oxide for HgO


Is mercury oxide and mercuric oxide same thing?

Yes, Mercury(II) oxide, also called mercuric oxide or simply mercury oxide are all the smae compound.


Why did mercuric oxide in Lavoisier reaction chamber weigh more than the mercury metal?

The air surrounding said Mercury metal was absorbed into the mercury at the higher temperatures, therefore causing the new substance--mercuric oxide--to weigh more.


What is HgO2?

mercuric oxide That name is used as the systematic or common name for a compound. This compound is also known as Mercury (II) oxide due to the oxidation number of a transition metal being used in the IUPAC nomenclature. The compound, Hg2O, would, therefore, be known as Mercury (I) oxide or mercurous oxide.


What is the formula for Mercury I oxide and Mercury II oxide?

Iupac names:mercury(I) oxide is Hg2O, also called mercurous oxideandmercury(II) oxide is HgO, also called mercuric oxide


What is the word equation for solid mercury two oxide breads down when heated forming the elements mercury and oxygen?

The word equation for the breakdown of solid mercury(II) oxide when heated is: Mercury(II) oxide --> Mercury + Oxygen.


Is Mercury oxide a solid?

Yes it is, and it is written as Mercury (II) oxide


Is red oxide of Mercury soluble in Mercury?

It will probably just turn into black mercury oxide... along with some of your mercury solvent. Heating it will remove the oxygen from the compound, leaving metallic mercury, and any other contaminants behind. Whatever you do, just be careful with this stuff.


What elements combine to make mercury oxide?

Mercury oxide is composed of mercury (Hg) and oxygen (O) atoms. The chemical formula for mercury(I) oxide is Hg2O, while the formula for mercury(II) oxide is HgO.


When Mercury oxide is heated it forms?

When Hg2+ (mercury oxide) is heated it creates both Hg (liquid mercury) and O2 (oxygen gas)


Which atoms will be found ina mercury oxide HgO is heated and decomposes?

When mercury(II) oxide (HgO) is heated, it decomposes into mercury and oxygen. The atoms present in the compound at the start of the reaction are mercury (Hg) and oxygen (O), and these same atoms will be present at the end of the reaction, just in different molecular forms.


Is mercury oxide an element?

By the fact that it is named 'mercury oxide' , it is NOT an element. It contains the elements 'Mercury' and Oxygen'.