Mercury nitrate - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Mercury nitrate can refer to:

Mercury(I) nitrate
Mercury(I) nitrate
Mercury nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula Hg22. It is used in the preparation of other mercury compounds, and, like all other mercury compounds, it is toxic.-Reactions:...

, Hg₂(NO₃)₂
Mercury(II) nitrate
Mercury(II) nitrate
Mercury nitrate is a toxic colorless or white soluble crystalline mercury salt of nitric acid. It was also used to treat fur to make felt in a process called 'carroting'. The phrase 'mad as a hatter' is associated with psychological illness brought on by excessive exposure to mercury nitrate...

, Hg(NO₃)₂

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