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Hg Element
Mercury Metal Mercury Electron Configuration Mercury Crystal Structure
Mercury
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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Hg
1.2 Group Number
Tennessine Metal
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12
Rank: 6 (Overall)▶
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Gadolinium Metal
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1.3 Period Number
Uranium Metal
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6
Rank: 2 (Overall)▶
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Lithium Metal
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1.4 Block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
Roentgenium Met..
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7439976
Rank: 81 (Overall)▶
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Aluminium Metal
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1.7 Space Group Name
R_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
Sodium Metal
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166.00
Rank: 6 (Overall)▶
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Plutonium Metal
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2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
2.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians
2.3.2 Discovery
Before 2000 BCE
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
Iron Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Thallium Metal
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2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
Iron Metal
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~-9999 %
Rank: 100 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium Metal
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2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
Iron Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Gold Metal
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2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
Aluminium Metal
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0.05 %
Rank: 9 (Overall)▶
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Radium Metal
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2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
Sodium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Protactinium Metal
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2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
Calcium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Radium Metal
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3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
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60% Transition Metals Metals have it !
3.2.3 In Blood
Sodium Metal
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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 23 (Overall)▶
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Plutonium Metal
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3.2.4 In Bone
Calcium Metal
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0.45 p.p.m.
Rank: 19 (Overall)▶
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Plutonium Metal
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4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
Tungsten Metal
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Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)▶
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Francium Metal
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4.2 Boiling Point
Tungsten Metal
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356.58 °C
Rank: 78 (Overall)▶
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Flerovium Metal
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4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Liquid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
Osmium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
Tungsten Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Palladium Metal
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4.5 Speed of Sound
Technetium Metal
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1,451.40 m/s
Rank: 49 (Overall)▶
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Thallium Metal
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4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
Palladium Metal
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1.00
Rank: 3 (Overall)▶
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Mercury Metal
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4.6.2 Reflectivity
Silver Metal
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73.00 %
Rank: 8 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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4.7 Allotropes
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6% Transition Metals Metals have it !
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Hg
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
Palladium Metal
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34
Rank: 5 (Overall)▶
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Tennessine Metal
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5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
Gold Metal
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2.00
Rank: 7 (Overall)▶
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Francium Metal
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5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
Cobalt Metal
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2.20
Rank: 7 (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Gallium Metal
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1.44
Rank: 17 (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Polonium Metal
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1.81
Rank: 9 (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
Berkelium Metal
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1.44
Rank: 30 (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
Francium Metal
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2.00
Rank: 46 (Overall)▶
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Gold Metal
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5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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1,007.10 kJ/mol
Rank: 4 (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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1,810.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 20 (Overall)▶
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Ruthenium Metal
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5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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3,300.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 20 (Overall)▶
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Osmium Metal
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5.5.4 4th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Thorium Metal
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5.5.5 5th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Dubnium Metal
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5.5.6 6th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Seaborgium Metal
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5.5.7 7th Energy level
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Bohrium Metal
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5.5.8 8th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Hassium Metal
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5.5.9 9th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Yttrium Metal
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5.5.10 10th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Strontium Metal
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5.5.11 11th Energy Level
Magnesium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Yttrium Metal
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5.5.12 12th Energy Level
Magnesium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.13 13th Energy Level
Titanium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.14 14th Energy Level
Vanadium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.15 15th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Manganese Metal
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5.5.16 16th Energy Level
Manganese Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Iron Metal
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5.5.17 17th Energy Level
Iron Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Cobalt Metal
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5.5.18 18th Energy Level
Cobalt Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Nickel Metal
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5.5.19 19th Energy Level
Nickel Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Copper Metal
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5.5.20 20th Energy Level
Zinc Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.21 21st Energy Level
Zinc Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
Copper Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
Copper Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.24 24th Energy Level
Iron Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.25 25th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.26 26th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.27 27th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.28 28th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.29 29th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.5.30 30th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum Metal
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5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
Francium Metal
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3.74 g/amp-hr
Rank: 10 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium Metal
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5.7 Electron Work Function
Platinum Metal
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4.49 eV
Rank: 15 (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
Tennessine Metal
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80
Rank: 36 (Overall)▶
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Lithium Metal
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6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
Tennessine Metal
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80
Rank: 36 (Overall)▶
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Lithium Metal
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6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
Flerovium Metal
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121
Rank: 22 (Overall)▶
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Lithium Metal
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6.4.3 Number of Electrons
Tennessine Metal
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80
Rank: 36 (Overall)▶
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Lithium Metal
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6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
Cesium Metal
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151.00 pm
Rank: 32 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium Metal
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6.5.2 Covalent Radius
Francium Metal
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132.00 pm
Rank: 48 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium Metal
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6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
Francium Metal
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155.00 pm
Rank: 42 (Overall)▶
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Zinc Metal
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6.6 Atomic Weight
Tennessine Metal
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200.59 amu
Rank: 32 (Overall)▶
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Lithium Metal
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6.7 Atomic Volume
Cesium Metal
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14.82 cm3/mol
Rank: 35 (Overall)▶
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Manganese Metal
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6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
Platinum Metal
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28.20 (-eV)
Rank: 54 (Overall)▶
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Francium Metal
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6.10 Lattice Constant
Manganese Metal
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300.50 pm
Rank: 59 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium Metal
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6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
Cadmium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Beryllium Metal
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7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
Hassium Metal
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13.53 g/cm3
Rank: 24 (Overall)▶
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Lithium Metal
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7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Osmium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Lithium Metal
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7.2 Tensile Strength
Iron Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Indium Metal
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7.3 Viscosity
Mercury Metal
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0.00
Rank: 1 (Overall)▶
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Mercury Metal
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7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Strontium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Cerium Metal
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7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Chromium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Tungsten Metal
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7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
Osmium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Potassium Metal
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7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
Osmium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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7.5.3 Young's Modulus
Iridium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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7.6 Poisson Ratio
Gallium Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Beryllium Metal
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7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
Cobalt Metal
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13.53
Rank: 16 (Overall)▶
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Lithium Metal
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8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
Iron Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Bismuth Metal
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8.1.4 Susceptibility
Iron Metal
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Bismuth Metal
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8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
Mercury Metal
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961.00 nΩ·m
Rank: 1 (Overall)▶
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Thallium Metal
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8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
Silver Metal
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0.01 106/cm Ω
Rank: 57 (Overall)▶
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Plutonium Metal
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8.2.4 Electron Affinity
Gold Metal
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0.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 40 (Overall)▶
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Mercury Metal
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9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
Lithium Metal
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0.14 J/(kg K)
Rank: 38 (Overall)▶
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Americium Metal
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9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
Americium Metal
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27.98 J/mol·K
Rank: 13 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium Metal
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9.3 Thermal Conductivity
Silver Metal
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8.30 W/m·K
Rank: 66 (Overall)▶
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Neptunium Metal
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9.4 Critical Temperature
Lithium Metal
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1,750.00 K
Rank: 6 (Overall)▶
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Ytterbium Metal
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9.5 Thermal Expansion
Cesium Metal
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60.40 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 5 (Overall)▶
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Tungsten Metal
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9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
Tungsten Metal
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56.90 kJ/mol
Rank: 59 (Overall)▶
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Zinc Metal
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9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
Tungsten Metal
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2.29 kJ/mol
Rank: 61 (Overall)▶
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Cesium Metal
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9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
Tungsten Metal
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61.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 62 (Overall)▶
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Mercury Metal
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9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
Protactinium Me..
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75.80 J/mol.K
Rank: 6 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium Metal
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