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Mercury Overview
Name Origin
From the Roman god Mercury; symbol from Latin: hydrargyrus (liquid silver).
Symbol
Hg (Mercury)Description
Heavy, silver-white metal, liquid at ordinary temperatures.
Discovery
Discovered By: Known to the ancients.
Year: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Sources
Virtually all mercury comes from cinnabar or mercury sulfide (HgS). Some sources of red cinnabar are so rich in mercury that droplets of elemental mercury can be found in random samples.
Uses
Used in thermometers, barometers, and batteries. Also used in electrical switches and mercury-vapor lighting products.
State at 20 °C
liquid
Group
Group Name: Metal
Group in periodic table: 2b
Period in periodic table: 6
Atomic Number
80Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
200,59
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Stable Isotopes
Hg196 percent abundance: .15% Hg198 percent abundance: 9.97% Hg199 percent abundance: 16.87% Hg200 percent abundance: 23.10% Hg201 percent abundance: 13.18% Hg202 percent abundance: 29.86% Hg204 percent abundance: 6.87%
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Radioactive Isotopes
Hg194-195, Hg197, Hg203
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Atomic Structure
Crystalline Structure
Rhombohedral
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Shells
Electrons per energy level: 2,8,18,32,18,2
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Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4 s2 3 d10 4 p6 5 s2 4 d10 5 p6 6 s2 5 d10 4 f14
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Abbreviated Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
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Valence Electrons
1,2
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Atom Size
Atomic Radius
1.76 Ã…
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Covalent Radius
1.49 Ã…
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Ionic Radius
1.02 (+2) Ã…
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Molar Volume
14.82 cm³/mol
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Chemical Properties
Common Oxidation States
First Ionization Energy
First Ionization Potential
Second Ionization Potential
Third Ionization Potential
Physical Properties
Density
Electrical Conductivity
Thermal Conductivity
Elastic Modulus
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
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Heat Properties
Other heat related physical properties:
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Specific Heat
0.139 J/gK
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Heat of Fusion
2.295 kJ/mol
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Heat of Vaporization
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