Facts About Mercury and Actinium
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.
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Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Discovery
Before 2000 BCE
In 1902
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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