What is the chemical formula of cinnabar?

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18 Mar 2019
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28 May 2026

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Cinnabar is composed of mercury sulfide, which has the chemical formula HgS. Other options represent different metal sulfides: ZnS is zinc sulfide, PbS is lead sulfide, and FeS is iron sulfide.

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