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Mercury(II) Oxide Red

Mercury(II) Oxide Red

CAS Number: 21908-53-2

About Mercury(II) Oxide Red

Mercury(II) oxide (CAS No: 21908-53-2) is increasingly prioritized by North American industrial manufacturers as a high-purity chemical building block, valued for its critical role in the domestic metallurgical and electrochemical sectors where it serves as a vital cathode material for mission-critical batteries in aer...

Mercury(II) Oxide Red Specifications

CAS Number
21908-53-2
Molecular Weight
216.59 g/mol
IUPAC Name
Mercury(II) oxide
Canonical SMILES
O=[Hg]
HSN No
28521000
Molecular Weight
216.59 g/mol
Physical appearance
Red or orange-red odorless, dense crystalline powder or scales, yellow when finely powdered
Melting Point
500 °C (decomposes)
Boiling Point
Not determined
Precautionary Statement Codes
P260, P262, P264, P273, P280, P302+P352+P310, P304+P340+P310, and P301+P310
Hazard Classes and Categories
Acute Tox. 1 (100%), Acute Tox. 2 (100%), Aquatic Acute 1 (100%), Aquatic Chronic 1 (100%), and STOT RE 2 (100%)

Reference Electrode Component

A material used to compose the mercury(II) oxide reference electrode

Radiation Detector Material

A substance used to detect high energy radiation (X- and gamma-rays) in nuclear radiation detectors

Chemical Intermediate

A precursor for the production of mercury salts, organic mercury compounds, and chlorine monoxide

Battery Component

An essential material for the preparation of cathodes in mercury and dry cell batteries

Catalyst

A reagent used as a photo-oxidant for the photochemical oxidation of primary aromatic amines to azoaromatic compounds

Laboratory Reagent

A reagent for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of various compounds in analytical chemistry

Pigment

A colorant used in marine paints, porcelain, ceramics, and glass manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Ingredient

An antiseptic or antifungal agent used in topical ointments for treating conditions like blepharitis or conjunctivitis

Mercury(II) Oxide Red FAQs

Minimum Order Quantity

25 kg (evaluation) · 1 MT (commercial)

Lead Time

3 – 5 weeks estimated

Delivery Terms

FOB*

Packaging

20 L pails, 200 L HDPE drums, 1000 L IBC

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