1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Chemistry
  4. The compound H2N-Hg-O-Hg-I is formed by the action of

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. The compound $H_{2}N-Hg-O-Hg-I$ is formed by the action of

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020The p-Block Elements - Part2

Solution:

The compound $H_{2}N-Hg-O-Hg-I$ is formed by the reaction of $NH_{3}$ and $K_{2}HgI_{4}$ (Nesslar's reagent).

$NH _{3}+2 K _{2} HgI _{4}+3 KOH$ $\rightarrow H _{2} N - Hg - O - Hg - I +7 KI +2 H _{2} O$ (Iodide of millon's base)