Hg is alpha Po structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Hg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HgHg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.
Hg is alpha Po structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Hg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HgHg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. All Hg(1)-Hg(1) bond lengths are 3.16 Å.