Hg3Pb crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Hg(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Hg(1) and four equivalent Pb(1) atoms. Pb(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing PbHg12 cuboctahedra.
Hg3Pb crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Hg(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Hg(1) and four equivalent Pb(1) atoms. There are four shorter (3.21 Å) and two longer (3.34 Å) Hg(1)-Hg(1) bond lengths. There are two shorter (3.28 Å) and two longer (3.44 Å) Hg(1)-Pb(1) bond lengths. Pb(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing PbHg12 cuboctahedra.