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Hg Element
Mercury


Periodic Table
Symbol
Hg
Group Number
12 6
Period Number
6 2
Block
d block
Element Family
Transition Metal
CAS Number
7439976 81
Space Group Name
R_ 3m
Space Group Number
166.00 9
Facts
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.
Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians
Discovery
Before 2000 BCE
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.09 % 2
Abundance In Sun
0.00 % 30
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 % 54
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 % 9
Abundance In Oceans
-
Abundance In Humans
0.00 % 24
Uses
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.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
Dentistry
Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3 23
In Bone
0.45 p.p.m. 23
Physical
Melting Point
-38.83 °C 82
Boiling Point
356.58 °C 80
Appearance
Physical State
Liquid
Color
Silver
Luster
-
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
1.50 19
Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa 67
Vickers Hardness
0.00 MPa 74
Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s 67
Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.00 47
Reflectivity
73.00 % 10
Allotropes
No
α Allotropes
-
β Allotropes
-
γ Allotropes
-
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Hg
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
34 5
Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
2.00 8
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20 8
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44 18
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81 17
Allen Electronegativity
1.44 34
Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.00 47
Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 4
2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol 21
3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol 20
4th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 78
5th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 87
6th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 91
7th Energy level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 87
8th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 84
9th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 85
10th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 79
11th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 87
12th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 87
13th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 83
14th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 71
15th Energy Level
100,700.00 kJ/mol 1
16th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 72
17th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 24
18th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 86
19th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 20
20th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 11
21st Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 33
22nd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 8
23rd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol 36
24th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 3
25th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 3
26th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 3
27th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 2
28th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 5
29th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 6
30th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol 3
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr 10
Electron Work Function
4.49 eV 20
Other Chemical Properties
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Atomic
Atomic Number
80 36
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100
Atom
Number of Protons
80 36
Number of Neutrons
121 23
Number of Electrons
80 36
Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
151.00 pm 34
Covalent Radius
132.00 pm 50
Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm 49
Atomic Weight
200.59 amu 32
Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol 51
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
3
Next Element
46
Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV) 56
Lattice Constant
300.50 pm 66
Lattice Angles
-
Lattice C/A Ratio
0.42 65
Mechanical
Density
Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3 25
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.55 g/cm3 27
Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa 48
Viscosity
0.00 4
Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa) 22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa) 45
Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa 27
Bulk Modulus
25.00 GPa 53
Young's Modulus
45.00 GPa 43
Poisson Ratio
0.44 3
Other Mechanical Properties
-
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
13.53 27
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m 10
Susceptibility
0.00 20
Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Conductor
Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m 1
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω 62
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol 49
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K) 39
Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K 16
Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K 69
Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K 33
Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K) 5
Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol 86
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol 69
Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol 74
Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K 6
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