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Write a balanced chemical reaction for cinnabar heated in air.
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The cinnabar is heated in air to get oxide of the mercury which is then decomposed to pure metal on heating.
Chemical equation:
2HgS + 3O2 -------------> 2HgO + 2SO2
2HgO ------------> 2Hg +O2

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