Answer to Question #147438 in General Chemistry for Ben

Question #147438
Toxic mercury(I) nitrate, Hg 2 (NO 3 ) 2 , solution is added to a sodium hydroxide solution
to form a yellow-orange precipitate.
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Expert's answer
2020-12-01T09:08:01-0500

The reaction that took place:

"Hg_2(NO_3)_2 + 2NaOH \u2192 Hg\\downarrow + HgO\\downarrow + 2NaNO_3 + H_2O"


The yellow-orange precipitate is mercury(II) oxide: "HgO" .



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