Mercury(II) Sulphate, commonly called Mercuric Sulphate is the chemical compound HgSO4. It is an odourless solid that forms white granules or crystalline powder.
In water, it separates into an insoluble sulphate with a yellow colour and sulfuric acid. Mercury Sulphate is used as a catalyst in organic chemistry. In the production of acetaldehyde from acetylene and water.
Mercury Sulphate is also used in Sulphuric Acid Solution for the Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD).
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