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Mercury(II) cyanide
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<p>Mercury(II) cyanide, also known as mercuric cyanide, is a poisonous <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">compound</a> of <a href="/facts/Mercury_(element)/WlxfoHva">mercury</a> and <a href="/facts/Cyanide/t0o8FMKI">cyanide</a>. It is an odorless, <a href="/facts/Toxicity/qa96rs60">toxic</a> white powder. It is highly <a href="/facts/Solubility/kLE9h3Jb">soluble</a> in <a href="/facts/Chemical_polarity/KlIJ0zjB">polar</a> <a href="/facts/Solvent/LoMPMz8S">solvents</a> such as <a href="/facts/Water/0lkXnJPK">water</a>, <a href="/facts/Ethanol/3lCLfBSP">alcohol</a>, and <a href="/facts/Ammonia/MtLtJFtz">ammonia</a>, slightly soluble in <a href="/facts/Diethyl_ether/Ep20vEdj">ether</a>, and insoluble in <a href="/facts/Benzene/Fguue7nr">benzene</a> and other <a href="/facts/Hydrophobe/Ifya0CXQ">hydrophobic</a> <a href="/facts/Solvent/LoMPMz8S">solvents</a>. </p>