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Name One Ore of Mercury. Which Mercury Compound is Present in this Ore? Write Its Chemical Formula. - Science

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Name one ore of mercury. Which mercury compound is present in this ore? Write its chemical formula.

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Solution

The ore of mercury is cinnabar. Cinnabar is a sulphide ore. The compound present in it is mercury (II) sulphide. Its chemical formula is HgS.  

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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 3 [Page 194]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 3 | Q 61.2 | Page 194
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