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Mercury(II) Ion with Sodium Carbonate


Here, sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) is added to mercury(II) ion (Hg2+). The result is an orange precipitate.

(duration 7.5 seconds, size 449 K, file name MOVIES/HG2X/HG2XNACO.MOV)


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