MY ELEMENT
PASSPORT
FREDDIE MERCURY
Metals
From:
Elementasia
PROFILE
H
g
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Name: Freddie Mercury
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Chemical symbol: Hg
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Atomic number: 80
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Atomic weight: 200.59
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Number of protons: 80
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Number of electrons: 80
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Number of neutrons: 122
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Melting point: -37.8 degrees Celsius
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Boiling point: 356.73 degrees Celsius
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
State at room temperature: Liquid
Classification: Metal
Origin of name: Hydrargyrum - from ancient Greece
Who discovered it: Mercury has been around since the ancient times by the
Chinese and Egyptians, it’s even been found in tombs dating back to 1500 BC.
Cost: $4.80 per 10g
Uses: Thermometers, barometers, dental amalgam, electronics, switches,
batteries and a chemical industry catalyst.
2 common compounds: Mercury + Chloride, formula: Hg2CI2 and Mercury +
Oxide, formula: HgO
ABOUT
FAC T S :
MERCURY IS THE MOST TOXIC NON-RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE TO
WHICH HUMANS CAN BE EXPOSED.
MERCURY WAS USED IN ANCIENT MEDICINES BY ALCHEMIST TO WHAT
THEY BELIEVED WOULD GIVE THEM ETERNAL LIFE, HOWEVER IT MADE
QUITE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT.
IT’S
THE ONLY METAL
THAT’S A LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
IT CAN DISSOLVE SILVER AND
GOLD
H OW C A N W E I N S U R E T H E E L E M E N T W I L L S U RV I V E :
MERCURY
AND IS NO
LIMIT THE
PRODUCTS
JOBS.
IS A VERY RARE SUBSTANCE BENEATH THE EARTH’S
N-RECYCLABLE SO TO PRESERVE ITS EXISTENCE WE
AMOUNTS BEING EXCAVATED FROM MINES, LIMIT IT
OR FIND/CREATE A SUBSTITUTE THAT CAN DO THE
CRUST
MUST
S USE IN
SAME
W H Y W E N E E D M E R C U RY :
IT’S A VERY IMPORTANT CATALYST AND IS USEFUL IN MANY
INDUSTRIAL/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS. IT ALSO USED TO BE VERY
IMPORTANT IN DENTAL WORK BUT BECAUSE OF ITS TOXICITY TO OUR
HEALTH IT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
SOURCES:
WWW.LIVESCIENCE.COM,
WIKIPEDIA
AND WWW.CHEMISTRY.ABOUT.COM
FINISHED!
THANKS FOR READING 