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Amalgamated zinc

Amalgamated zinc

Alloy of mercury and zinc

For the Australian company Amalgamated Zinc, see Auguste de Bavay.

Amalgamated zinc is zinc that has been surface treated with mercury to form a surface amalgam containing little contamination from other elements. It is typically used for reduction, and is written as Zn(Hg) in reactions.

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