Chemical Symbol Hg (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Hg element?

The answer is Mercury, whose symbol is Hg, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Mercury Overview

Chemical Symbol

Hg (Mercury)

Uses

Used in thermometers, barometers, and batteries. Also used in electrical switches and mercury-vapor lighting products.

State at 20 °C

liquid

Description

Heavy, silver-white metal, liquid at ordinary temperatures.

Name Origin

From the Roman god Mercury; symbol from Latin: hydrargyrus (liquid silver).

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.

Atomic Number

80

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

200,59

Discovery

Discovered By: Known to the ancients.

Year: Unknown

Location: Unknown

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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