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Facts About Nobelium and Mercury


Facts About Mercury and Nobelium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
  • 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.
  

Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   
Ancient Chinese and Indians   

Discovery
In 1966   
Before 2000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.05 %   
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