2 Hg(CNO)2 → 2 CO2 + N2 + Hg + Hg(CN)2 - Balanced Equation

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2CII-4e-→2CIV(oxidation)

2N-III-6e-→2N0(oxidation)

HgVI+4e-→HgII(reduction)

HgVI+6e-→Hg0(reduction)

Hg(CNO)2 is a reducing agent, Hg(CNO)2 is a reducing agent, Hg(CNO)2 is an oxidizing agent, Hg(CNO)2 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

• Hg(CNO)2
  • Names: Mercury(II) fulminate , Fulminated Mercury , Mercury fulminate ... show moreFulminate of mercury , O-N#C-Hg-C#N-O , Hg(CNO)2 , Fulminic acid, mercury(2+) salt , Mercury difulminate , Fulminic acid, mercury(II) salt show less
  • Appearance: Grey, Pale Brown, or White Crystalline solid

Products:

• CO2
  • Names: Carbon dioxide , {{plainlist| , CO2 ... show moreCarbonic acid gas , Dry ice , [CO2] , Carbonic anhydride , R-744 , E-290 , E 290 , E290 , Carbonic acid anhydride , Carbon-12 dioxide , Methanedione , Carbon oxide , CO₂ , [Note: Normal constituent of air (about 300 ppm)]. show less
  • Appearance: Colorless gas ; Odourless colourless compressed liquefied gas ; Colorless, odorless gas. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas. Solid form is utilized as dry ice.]
• N2
  • Names: Dinitrogen , Nitrogen (compressed gas) , Nitrogen (liquified) ... show moreN₂ , Nitrogen gas , N2 , Nitrogen , Diazyne , Liquid nitrogen , Nitrogen (refrigerated liquid) , Nitrogen (cryogenic liquid) show less
  • Appearance: Odourless colourless compressed gas ; Odourless colourless extremely cold liquid
• Hg
  • Names: Mercury , Hg , Quicksilver ... show moreHydrargyrum , Element 80 , Liquid silver show less
  • Appearance: Odourless heavy mobile silvery liquid metal
• Hg(CN)2 – Dicyanomercury
  • Other names: Mercury(II) cyanide , Mercuric cyanide; cyanomercury; mercury cyanide; mercury dicyanide; hydrargyri cyanidum , Mercury dicyanide ... show moreMercuric cyanide , Mercury cyanide , [Hg(CN)2] , Hg(CN)2 show less
  • Appearance: Colorless crystals or white powder