Statements (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:chemical_compound
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gptkbp:acidity |
produces gas
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gptkbp:appearance |
white crystalline solid
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gptkbp:average_temperature |
toxic gases
mercury and nitrogen gas |
gptkbp:casnumber |
102-85-6
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gptkbp:chemical_formula |
C2 Hg N2 O4
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gptkbp:color |
white to yellowish
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gptkbp:composed_by |
from mercury and nitric acid
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gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Edward_Charles_Howard
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gptkbp:dissolved |
soluble in alcohol
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gptkbp:explosive_class |
primary explosive
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gptkbp:financial_stability |
unstable under certain conditions
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gptkbp:first_synthesized_in |
1800
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
mercury fulminate
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gptkbp:mass |
234.59 g/mol
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gptkbp:melting_point |
decomposes before boiling
60 ° C |
gptkbp:origin_of_name |
from fulminic acid
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gptkbp:population_density |
1.5 g/cm³
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gptkbp:previous_name |
gptkb:mercury(II)_fulminate
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gptkbp:produces |
loud noise when detonated
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gptkbp:reaction_with_metals |
can form alloys
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gptkbp:related_products |
gptkb:lead_azide
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gptkbp:safety |
explosive hazard
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gptkbp:sensitivity |
highly sensitive to shock and friction
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gptkbp:sensitivity_to_heat |
highly sensitive
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gptkbp:toxicity |
yes
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gptkbp:used_in |
gptkb:fireworks
gptkb:pyrotechnics military applications safety devices blasting operations explosive devices safety fuses blasting caps signal flares detonators explosive research explosive testing detonating cords detonating devices for mining detonating mixtures firearms ammunition military detonators safety cartridges safety devices for explosives safety fuses for explosives |
gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
explosive reaction
produces fulminates |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Nobel's_blasting_cap
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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