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- MERCURY
- Atomic symbol - Hg
- Atomic weight - 200.59
- Atomic number - 80
- Electron configuration - 2-8-18-32-18-2
- Oxidation states - +1, +2
- State of matter - solid
- Heavy metal-low melting
- Discovered in ancient times
- Boils at 356.9 ¯C, melts at -38.87 ¯C
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- Notes:
- The only elemental metal that is liquid at room temperature. It has silvery-
- white color. Electricity discharged through mercury vapor produces a bluish
- glow with lots of ultraviolet light; a property utilized in ultraviolet,
- fluorescent, and mercury-vapor lamps. It is sometimes used in dental fillings.
- Mercury is toxic. It can be lethal if the vapors are breathed, come in contact
- with skin, or ingested as a soluable compound.
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