3 Hg + 2 Au(NO3)3 → 2 Au + 3 Hg(NO3)2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 AuIII + 6 e- → 2 Au0 (reduction)

3 Hg0 - 6 e- → 3 HgII (oxidation)

Au(NO3)3 is an oxidizing agent, Hg is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • 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
  • Au(NO3)3

Products:

  • Au
    • Names: Gold source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Au source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 79 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Aurum source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
  • Hg(NO3)2
    • Names: Mercuric nitrate source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Mercury (II) nitrate source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Mercury dinitrate source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Colourless crystals or white hygroscopic powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04