What is mercury?
Type of mercury.
| Type | Element symbol or structural formula | |
|---|---|---|
| metallic mercury | Hg | |
| Metallic inorganic mercury | Mercury mercury sulphide | HgS |
| mercury (I) chloride | Hg2Cl2 | |
| mercury (II) chloride | HgCl2 | |
| Organic mercury | Methylmercury chloride | CH3ClHg |
| Sodium ethyl mercury thiosalicylate | C9H9HgNaO2S | |
| phenylmercury acetate | CH3COOHgC6H5 | |
| 2,7-Dibromo-4-hydroxymercury fluorescein disodium salt | C20H8Br2HgNa2O6 | |
metallic mercury
They were used for thermometers and blood pressure gauges. They are still used in small-scale gold mining sites.
sodic mercury sulfide (HgS)
Cinnabar. Material for paints, pigments and red ink. HgS。
Black cinnabar. Same chemical composition as cinnabar but with a different crystalline structure. HgS。
mercury chloride
Sublimate. It had been used in the past for disinfection.
methylmercury chloride
Methylmercury compounds. Cause of Minamata disease.
Sodium ethyl mercury thiosalicylate
Thimerosal. It is sometimes used as a preservative in vaccines.
phenylmercury acetate
It was used as a pesticide in the past.
2,7-Dibromo-4-hydroxymercury fluorescein disodium salt
The trade name for 2,7-dibromo-4-hydroxymercury fluorescein disodium salt (melbromin) is Mercurochrome. The aqueous solution of melbromin is a dark reddish-brown liquid, known as Mercurochrome solution or commonly as redtin.