What is Red mercury?
'''Red mercury''' is a term used for a number of substances that are supposed to exist (or that could possibly exist). So far, no such substance has been found. The [[chemical element]] [[mercury (element)|mercury]] most often occurs in a [[mixture]] with [[Sulphur]], as ''HgS''. That mixture is known as [[Cinnabar]], and reddish in color. In pure form, mercury is silver in color. The following assumptions about red mercury have been proved as false: *It could be part of a [[fraud]], The title ''Red'' would refer to the former [[Communist Europe]]. The name was made during [[Cold War]]. *It could be a [[codename]] for very [[purity|pure]] [[Uranium]] or [[Plutonium]]. *It could be a very potent conventional [[explosive]]. This would make it possible to build small [[hydrogen bomb]]s. {{chem-stub}} {{Urban legends}} [[Category:Chemistry]]