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General information about Mercury |
| Mercury |
| Hg |
| 80 |
| Transition Metals |
| 12 |
| 6 |
| d |
| silvery |
| 200.59 g·mol-1 |
1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6d10
4s2p6d10f14 5s2p6d10 6s2 |
| 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 2 |
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Physical properties of Mercury |
| liquid |
| 13.534 g·cm-3 |
| 234.32(K),
-38.83°C, -37.89°F |
| 629.88(K),
356.73°C, 674.11°F |
| ? |
| 1750(K), 172.00 MPa |
| 2.29 kJ·mol-1 |
| 59.11 kJ·mol-1 |
| 27.983 J·mol-1·K-1 |
| 2.00 (Pauling scale) |
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Atomic structure of Mercury |
| 1.76 Å |
| 14.83 cm³/mol |
| 1.49 Å |
| 374 |
| Rhombohedral |
| 110 (+2e) 127 (+1e) |
| 5d10 |
| 80 |
| 121 |
| 80 |
| 2, 1 |
| 6s2 |
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Other languages |
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| Latin: |
Hydrargyrum |
| Czech: |
Rtut´ |
| Croatian: |
Živa |
| French: |
Mercure |
| German: |
Quecksilber - e |
| Italian: |
Mercurio |
| Norwegian: |
Kvikksølv |
| Portuguese: |
Mercúrio |
| Spanish: |
Mercurio |
| Swedish: |
Kvicksilver |
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| Element |
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80 |
2
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18
32
18
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Hg |
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Brief description |
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Most mercury comes from cinnabar ore. Annual world production is around 8,400 tons. Primary mining areas are Spain, Italy, Yugoslavia.
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Uses of Mercury |
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Mercury is amalgamated with gold to facilitate the recovery of gold from its ores. Mercury is used to make thermometers, diffusion pumps, barometers, mercury vapor lamps, mercury switches, pesticides, batteries, dental preparations, antifouling paints, pigments, and catalysts. Many of the salts and organic mercury compounds are important.
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Hystory of Mercury |
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- Discoverer:
- Discovery Location:
- Discovery Year: long time ago
- Name Origin: From the Greek god Mercury.
Latin name Hydrargyrum, came from the Greek word "hydrargyros": hydro - water and argyros - silver
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