Inorganic mercury compounds take the form of mercury salts, which are generally in white powder or crystals, with the exception of mercuric sulfide cinnabar which is red.
无机汞化合物主要为汞盐，除了硫化汞朱砂是红色外，它们大部分都是白色的粉末或结晶。
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Red mercuric sulfide, a bright scarlet powder derived from heating mercury with sulfur, used as a pigment.