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MERCURY CYANATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mercury(II) fulminate
1, record 1, English, mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mercuric fulminate 1, record 1, English, mercuric%20fulminate
former designation, correct
- fulminate of mercury 2, record 1, English, fulminate%20of%20mercury
former designation, correct, see observation
- mercury fulminate 3, record 1, English, mercury%20fulminate
avoid, see observation
- mercury cyanate 4, record 1, English, mercury%20cyanate
avoid
- 628-86-4 5, record 1, English, 628%2D86%2D4
CAS number
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An] explosive discovered in 1779 and commonly used to ignite gunpowder. ... Alfred Nobel incorporated it in his invention of blasting caps in 1865. [It] is an exceedingly toxic, sandy, white crystalline powder extremely sensitive to friction, percussion, and flame when dry. 6, record 1, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mercury fulminate; fulminate of mercury: ambiguous names. 1, record 1, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mercury cyanate: erroneous name. 1, record 1, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Also known under the following commercial designations: RCRA waste number P065; UN 0135. 7, record 1, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Chemical formula: C2HgN2O2 or Hg(ONC)2 or Hg(CNO)2 7, record 1, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fulminate de mercure(II)
1, record 1, French, fulminate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fulminate mercurique 2, record 1, French, fulminate%20mercurique
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- fulminate de mercure 3, record 1, French, fulminate%20de%20mercure
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- 628-86-4 4, record 1, French, 628%2D86%2D4
CAS number
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fulminate de mercure est une poudre blanche, dense, insoluble dans l'eau, qui, sous l'action d'un choc ou d'une flamme, détone, à moins qu'il ne soit en masse extrêmement faible, auquel cas on observe une déflagration très vive. C'est en 1820 que l'on commença à utiliser le fulminate de mercure pour faire des amorces à percussion aptes à enflammer la poudre dans les armes à feu. En 1864, la découverte, par Nobel, de la transmission de la détonation du fulminate à la nitroglycérine fut le point de départ de la fabrication des amorces détonantes, généralement appelées, maintenant, «détonateurs». Pendant tout le XIXe s., le fulminate de mercure fut le seul explosif d'amorçage employé pratiquement. 5, record 1, French, - fulminate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : C2HgN2O2 ou Hg(ONC)2 ou Hg(CNO)2 6, record 1, French, - fulminate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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