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[–] kbal@kbin.melroy.org 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't HgU also pretty toxic though?

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I don't think that's a possible compound. My chemistry knowledge is very rusty but I can recall ever hearing about a chemical bond between two metals.

Edit: I'm happy to have been corrected.

[–] kbal@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.L060412

Let it never be said that I don't back up my silly Internet comments with sufficient research.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago