Chapter 12, Problem 61E

(a)

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To determine: The density of $\text{HgS}$ in ${\text{g/cm}}^{\text{3}}$ .

(b)

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To determine: The reason for the larger unit cell edge length of $\text{HgSe}$ as compared to $\text{HgS}$ .

(c)

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To determine: The substance that has higher density between $\text{HgSe}$ and $\text{HgS}$ and the reason for this difference.