C2H5OH(aq)+Hg(NO3)2(aq)--> Hg(CNO)2(s)+?
I have been trying to figure it out for a while. Ethanol and Mercury nitrate can form Mercury Fulminate and the other has been bugging me
Please help.
Equation help
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GrahamKemp
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Re: Equation help
It's carbon dioxide and water!
4 C2H5OH + 3 Hg(NO3)2 = 3 Hg(ONC)2 + 2 CO2 + 12 H2O
Mercury fulminate is synthesized in excess nitric acid, to catalyse the reaction, but this will also produce NO2 from the competing reaction:
C2H5OH + 12 HNO3 = 12 NO2 + 2 CO2 + 9 H2O
Mercury fulminate is rather explosive, and quite sensitive to heat, shock, and friction.
4 C2H5OH + 3 Hg(NO3)2 = 3 Hg(ONC)2 + 2 CO2 + 12 H2O
Mercury fulminate is synthesized in excess nitric acid, to catalyse the reaction, but this will also produce NO2 from the competing reaction:
C2H5OH + 12 HNO3 = 12 NO2 + 2 CO2 + 9 H2O
Mercury fulminate is rather explosive, and quite sensitive to heat, shock, and friction.-
afiqhamizan
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Re: Equation help
Well, i'm a bit...ShockedGrahamKemp wrote:It's carbon dioxide and water!
i'll take your word for it and i'm very thankful to say the least