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Search result for: mercury(II) oxide

Table showing details for mercury(II) oxide
Chemical
Category & User Codes
DG Class
DG PG
UN CAS No
Guidance notes
mercury(II) oxide
 mercuric oxide*
Tch
1
2
-
-
5
-
-
6.1

DHS

CW  

Hazardous Chemical 		II 1641
21908-53-2 		Highly toxic if ingested; cumulative poison.
Use eye and skin protection when splashes can occur.
Do not heat the solid to produce oxygen gas, since highly toxic mercury vapour is also evolved. Do not mix with sulfur(powder), it may explode.

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See also HEAVY METAL COMPOUNDS.

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