| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
Mercury fulminate,wetted with not less than 20% water,or mixture of alcohol and water,by mass | [CAS]
628-86-4 | [Synonyms]
MERCURY FULMINATE
mercuric fulminate
fulminating mercury
mercury difulminate
Mercuryfulminate(R,T)
Mercury(II) fulminate.
Mercury(II) difulminate
Difulminic acid mercury(II)
Fulminic acid, mercury(2+) salt
Difulminic acid mercury(II) salt
Fluminicacid,mercury(2+)satl(R,T)
mercury(+2) cation: oxidoazaniumylidynemethane
fulminate of mercury,mercuric fulminate,mercury difulminate
mercury difulminate mercuric fulminate fulminate of mercury
Mercury fulminate,wetted with not less than 20% water,or mixture of alcohol and water,by mass | [EINECS(EC#)]
211-057-8 | [Molecular Formula]
C2HgN2O2 | [MOL File]
628-86-4.mol | [Molecular Weight]
284.624 |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Appearance]
Gray, crystalline powder.Soluble in alcohol, ammonium hydroxide, and hot water; slightly soluble in cold water. | [Melting point ]
explodes [HAW93] | [density ]
4.4200 | [solubility ]
slightly soluble in H2O; soluble in ethanol,NH2OH
4 | [form ]
gray crystals | [color ]
gray crystals, crystalline | [Water Solubility ]
slightly soluble cold H2O, soluble hot H2O; soluble alcohol, NH4OH [HAW93] | [Uses]
Manufacture of caps and detonators for producing explosions of military, industrial, and sporting
purposes. | [EPA Substance Registry System]
Mercury fulminate (628-86-4) |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
Gray, crystalline powder.Soluble in alcohol, ammonium hydroxide, and hot water; slightly soluble in cold water. | [General Description]
A slurry or wet mass of white crystals. Contains at least 20% water or water-ethyl alcohol mixture. May explode from shock, heat, flame, or friction when dry. May explode under prolonged exposure to heat. Primary hazard is blast of an instantaneous explosion, not flying projectiles or fragments. A widely used initiating detonator for high explosives. | [Reactivity Profile]
MERCURY FULMINATE is incompatible with acetylene, ammonia, chlorine dioxide, azides, calcium (amalgam formation), sodium carbide, lithium, rubidium, copper . Contact with sulfuric acid causes explosion, [Urbanski, 1967, vol. 3, 135, 149]. Aqueous ammonia and Hg react to form an explosive solid, likely a fulminate. (Thodos, G. Amer. Inst. Chen. Engrs. J., 1964, 10, 274.). | [Health Hazard]
Fire may produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases. | [Fire Hazard]
MAY EXPLODE AND THROW FRAGMENTS 1600 meters (1 MILE) OR MORE IF FIRE REACHES CARGO. | [Hazard]
Explodes readily when dry, keep moist till
use, an initiating explosive. Highly toxic. |
| Safety Data | Back Directory | [Hazard Codes ]
E,T,N | [Risk Statements ]
3-23/24/25-33-50/53 | [Safety Statements ]
3-35-45-60-61 | [RIDADR ]
0135 | [HazardClass ]
1.1A | [PackingGroup ]
II | [Safety Profile]
An explosive sensitive
to flame, heat, impact, friction, intense
radiation, or contact with sulfuric acid. Selfexplodes. Dangerously flammable; should be
kept moist until used. Incompatible with
sulfuric acid. When heated to decomposition
it emits very toxic fumes of Hg and NOx. See also MERCURY COMPOUNDS and
FULMINATES. | [Hazardous Substances Data]
628-86-4(Hazardous Substances Data) |
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