Mercury
Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg (Latinized Greek: hydrargyrum, meaning watery or liquid silver) and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery d-block metal, mercury is one of six elements that are liquid at or near room temperature and pressure. The others are the metals caesium, francium, gallium, and rubidium, and the non-metal bromine. Of these, only mercury and bromine are liquids at standard conditions for temperature and pressure.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Atomic number: | 80 |
| Symbol: | Hg |
| Atomic weight: | 200.59 |
| Boiling Point (C): | 357 |
| Melting Point (C): | -38.4 |
| Density: | 13.6 |
| heatVapor: | 13.9 |
| heatFusion: | .56 |
| Electrical Conductivity: | 0.011 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 0.02 |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.033 |
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