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Mercury vs Magnesium

Mercury
Magnesium
Magnesium vs Mercury


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