Precipitation Reaction: Sodium Iodide with Mercury(II) Chloride
Contents
- Sodium Iodide + Mercury(II) Chloride
- Like Dissolves Like
- Ferrofluid
- Ice Bomb
- Oxidation of Glycerin
- Mercury Beating Heart
- Nitrogen Triiodide Detonation
- Cadmium Nitrate + Sodium Sulfide
- Copper(II) Nitrate + Ammonia
- Sodium + Acid
- Denaturation of Protein
- Hydrolysis of t-Butyl Chloride
- Centrifuging
- Which Is Hot?
- Dust Explosion
- Thermite
Adding very pale yellow sodium iodide to colorless mercury(II) chloride produces an orange precipitate.
Solution A: 0.5 M sodium iodide (very pale yellow)
Solution B: 0.1 M mercury(II) chloride (colorless)
Precipitate: mercury(II) iodide (orange)
Chemcial Equation
HgCl2(aq) + 2 NaI(aq) 
HgI2(s) + 2 NaCl(aq)
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