Question

If mercury (ll) oxide is heated and decomposes what would the product of the reaction be?

Answer 1

HG

Explanation: Did edge 2022

Answer 2

`2~HgO (s)\rightarrow 2~Hg (g) + O_2 (g)`

Step-by-step explanation:

Mercury(II) oxide, also represented by a chemical formula
`HgO (s)`, decomposes at relatively high temperature into its components, mercury and oxygen. Due to a high temperature, not all the resultant products are in their standard states, that is, we don't obtain liquid mercury, but rather mercury vapor/gas. However, oxygen is a gas at a temperature of around
`500^oC`. The equation representing this process is given below:

`2~HgO (s)\rightarrow 2~Hg (g) + O_2 (g)`