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Magnesium
Mercury
Mercury vs Magnesium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Mg  
Hg  
Group Number
2  
16
12  
6
Period Number
3  
6  
Block
s block  
d block  
Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7439954  
99+
7439976  
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
R_ 3m  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  
  • 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
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining  
Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joseph Black  
Ancient Chinese and Indians  
Discovery
In 1755  
Before 2000 BCE  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.06 %  
3
0.09 %  
2
Abundance In Sun
0.07 %  
2
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %  
2
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %  
4
0.05 %  
9
Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %  
2
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.03 %  
5
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
  
  • 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
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry  
Other Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3  
5
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23
In Bone
1,800.00 p.p.m.  
4
0.45 p.p.m.  
23
Physical
Melting Point
650.00 °C  
99+
-38.83 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
1,107.00 °C  
99+
356.58 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Liquid  
Color
Gray  
Silver  
Luster
-  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
1.50  
19
Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
5.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
0.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s  
15
1,451.40 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.49  
37
1.00  
99+
Reflectivity
74.00 %  
9
73.00 %  
10
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Mg  
Hg  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
15  
24
34  
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.31  
32
2.00  
8
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.32  
24
2.20  
8
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23  
26
1.44  
18
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.37  
30
1.81  
17
Allen Electronegativity
1.29  
99+
1.44  
34
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.69  
23
2.00  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
24
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4
2nd Energy Level
1,450.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21
3rd Energy Level
7,732.70 kJ/mol  
5
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20
4th Energy Level
10,542.50 kJ/mol  
4
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
13,630.00 kJ/mol  
3
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
18,020.00 kJ/mol  
3
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
21,711.00 kJ/mol  
3
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
25,661.00 kJ/mol  
3
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
31,653.00 kJ/mol  
3
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
35,458.00 kJ/mol  
5
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
169,988.00 kJ/mol  
1
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
189,368.00 kJ/mol  
1
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
24
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
73,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
16th Energy Level
73,770.00 kJ/mol  
16
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
37
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24
18th Energy Level
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
34
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20
20th Energy Level
737.00 kJ/mol  
28
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11
21st Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33
22nd Energy Level
738.00 kJ/mol  
22
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8
23rd Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36
24th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
25th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
26th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
27th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
19
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2
28th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
25
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
5
29th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
26
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
6
30th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.45 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10
Electron Work Function
3.66 eV  
40
4.49 eV  
20
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility  
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
12  
99+
80  
36
Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Magnesium.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
12  
99+
80  
36
Number of Neutrons
12  
99+
121  
23
Number of Electrons
12  
99+
80  
36
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
160.00 pm  
29
151.00 pm  
34
Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
173.00 pm  
99+
155.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
24.31 amu  
99+
200.59 amu  
32
Atomic Volume
13.97 cm3/mol  
99+
14.82 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Sodium
  
Gold
  
Next Element
Aluminium
  
Thallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
40.00 (-eV)  
99+
28.20 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
320.94 pm  
99+
300.50 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
15
0.42  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.74 g/cm3  
99+
13.53 g/cm3  
25
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.58 g/cm3  
99+
13.55 g/cm3  
27
Tensile Strength
150.00 MPa  
25
15.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
24
0.00  
4
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
17.00 GPa  
99+
30.00 GPa  
27
Bulk Modulus
45.00 GPa  
29
25.00 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
45.00 GPa  
99+
45.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.29  
15
0.44  
3
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
1.74  
99+
13.53  
27
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
10
Susceptibility
0.00  
33
0.00  
20
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
43.90 nΩ·m  
99+
961.00 nΩ·m  
1
Electrical Conductivity
0.23 106/cm Ω  
7
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
1.02 J/(kg K)  
4
0.14 J/(kg K)  
39
Molar Heat Capacity
24.87 J/mol·K  
99+
27.98 J/mol·K  
16
Thermal Conductivity
156.00 W/m·K  
8
8.30 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
923.00 K  
99+
1,750.00 K  
33
Thermal Expansion
24.80 µm/(m·K)  
15
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.70 kJ/mol  
99+
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
8.95 kJ/mol  
99+
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
148.50 kJ/mol  
99+
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
32.70 J/mol.K  
99+
75.80 J/mol.K  
6
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