K kurtis Guest Oct 25, 2008 #1 ...of mercury (II) to...? produce mercury and oxygen gas. Please help me with this problem.
A adam Guest Oct 25, 2008 #2 I am assuming that you mean the decomposition of mercury (II) oxide which would be HgO = 2Hg + 02 because mercury has a +2 oxidation number and oxygen has -2.
I am assuming that you mean the decomposition of mercury (II) oxide which would be HgO = 2Hg + 02 because mercury has a +2 oxidation number and oxygen has -2.