Cu + 2 HgSO4 → 2 Hg + Cu(SO4)2

Reactants:

  • Cu
    • Names: Copper source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cu source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • HgSO4
    • Names: Mercury(II) sulfate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Mercuric sulfate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Mercurypersulfate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: White monoclinic crystals source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; White crystalline powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04

Products:

  • Hg
    • Names: Mercury source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Hg source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Quicksilver source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Odourless heavy mobile silvery liquid metal source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • Cu(SO4)2