Preparation of mercury ii fulminate/Mercury fulminate
Preparation of mercury ii fulminate/mercury fulminate mercury ii fulminate: 5 g of metallic mercury is added to 35 ml of concentrated nitric acid (d=1.42 g/ml) in a 100-ml Erlenmeyer flask, and the mixture is allowed to stand without shaking until the mercury has gone into solution. The acid liquid is then poured into 50 ml of … Read more