Mercury(II) fulminate

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Mercury(II) fulminate is an explosive with the chemical formula Hg(CNO)2. When recrystallized from water it exists as the hemihydrate 2 Hg(CNO)2·H2O. The anhydrous form is obtained by recrystallization from ethanol.

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