Mercury
( Hg )
Mercury melts at room temprature
Mercury is a metal
its rarely found in the earth's crust
Characteristics
1) Mercury melts at room temperature and is the only metal that can become a liquid under pressure and heat.
2) Mercury is a poor conductor of heat, and most metals are good thermal conductors.
3) Mercury and all of its compounds are toxic.
4) It does not react with most acids.
5) It has an atomic number of 200.59 g.mol
The symbol of Mercury is (Hg)
Facts:-
Mercury has no known biological role. It is a virulent poison, readily absorbed through the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract or through the skin.
Facts :-
This element is a complex metal that has much visual imagery associated with it, but the traditional alchemical symbol is the most iconic.
Facts:-
Mercury has fascinated people for millennia, as a heavy liquid metal that can be extracted easily by heating cinnabar, a red ore (mercury sulfide). Mercury is known to be dangerous in all its forms
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It is found in the middle of the periodic table in group 12 next Gold (Au) and Thilaium (Ti)
Uses of Mercury
Mercury easily forms alloys, called amalgams, with other metals such as gold, silver and tin. Its ease in amalgamating with gold is made use of in recovering gold from its ores. It is used in the manufacture of sodium hydroxide and chlorine by electrolysis of brine. Other uses are in pesticides, dental work, batteries and catalysts.