Mercuric bromide
[CAS# 7789-47-1]

Identification

• Classification: Inorganic chemical industry >> Inorganic salt >> Metal halides and halides >> Metal bromide and salt
• Name: Mercuric bromide
• Synonyms: Mercuric dibromide; Mercury dibromide; Mercury(II) bromide
• Molecular Formula: HgBr₂
• Molecular Weight: 360.40
• CAS Registry Number: 7789-47-1
• EC Number: 232-169-3

Properties

• Density: 6.05 g/cm^3*
• Melting point: 238.5 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 322 ºC^***

^* "Hazardous Substances Data Bank" data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

^** Jander, Gerhart; Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 1951, V264, P57-75.

^*** Chen, Wen-Tong; Journal of Solid State Chemistry 2006, V179(11), P3394-3399.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure	STOT RE	2	H373
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H300
Chronic hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Chronic	1	H410
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H330
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	1	H310
Acute hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Acute	1	H400