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Also known as Hg, element 80, 80Hg, hydrargyrum, quicksilver, mercury (element)

chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80

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Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. Its standard molar entropy is 76.0, and its electron configuration is [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s². The element has a mass of 200.592 and a density of 13.6. It melts at -37.89 or -38.83 and boils at 674.11. The thermal conductivity is 8.3, and the specific heat capacity is 140.

The speed of sound in mercury is 1450, while its vapor pressure is 0.0012. The ionic radius is 1.19, and the molar fusion enthalpy is 2.37. Mercury is classified as immediately dangerous to life or health at a level of 10, with a time-weighted average exposure limit of 0.1. It is referenced by 3,411 other encyclopedia articles.

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Chemical data

Formula: Hg
Molecular weight: 200.59 g/mol
IUPAC name: mercury
SMILES: [Hg]
InChIKey: QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 0
Formal charge: 0

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Research

63,150 papers

The toxicology of mercury and its chemical compounds.ReviewCritical reviews in toxicology · 2006Clarkson TW, Magos LDOI: 10.1080/10408440600845619
Mercury toxicity and treatment: a review of the literature.ReviewJournal of environmental and public health · 2012Bernhoft RADOI: 10.1155/2012/460508
Mercury toxicity.Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology · 2012Rocha JB, Aschner M, Dórea JG et al.DOI: 10.1155/2012/831890
Toxicity of mercury: Molecular evidence.ReviewChemosphere · 2020Yang L, Zhang Y, Wang F et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125586
Toxicity of mercury.ReviewJournal of human hypertension · 1999Langford N, Ferner RDOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000896
Mercury poisoning.ReviewCurrent problems in pediatrics · 2000Ozuah PODOI: 10.1067/mps.2000.104054
Mercury and mercurials.ReviewBritish medical bulletin · 1975Magos LDOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a071293
Mercury toxicity reduced by selenium.ReviewNutrition reviews · 1973DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1973.tb05145.x

Wikidata facts

Instance of: metal
Subclass of: post-transition metal
Part of: tailings
Named after: Mercury
Material used: livingstonite
Mass: 200.592
Image: Mercury-element.jpg
Has use: nuclear reactor coolant

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native label: mercury
atomic number: 80
element symbol: Hg
Commons category: Mercury (element)
topic's main category: Category:Mercury (element)
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0383
density: 13.6
speed of sound: 1450
has effect: mercury poisoning
immediately dangerous to life or health: 10
Commons gallery: Mercury (element)
melting point: -38.83
boiling point: 674.11
vapor pressure: 0.0012
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
time-weighted average exposure limit: 0.1
chemical formula: Hg
canonical SMILES: [Hg]
crystal system: trigonal crystal system
standard molar entropy: 76.0
magnetic ordering: diamagnetism
Unicode character: ☿
thermal conductivity: 8.3
ionic radius: 1.14
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on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
electron configuration: [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s²
molar fusion enthalpy: 2.37
specific heat capacity: 140
electrical conductivity: 1040000
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/mercury.html
associated hazard: mercury poisoning
electronegativity: 2
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Rocks and minerals
alternative name: azogue

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Encyclopedic overview

Cd ↑ Hg ↓ Cn

gold ← mercury → thallium

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