Mercury is a shiny, silvery liquid metal, sometimes called quicksilver.

It is
a transition metal with atomic number 80 on the periodic table, an atomic
weight of 200.59, and the element symbol Hg. Here are some fast facts plus
10 interesting element facts about mercury.

 Classification: Transition Metal or Post-Transition Metal

 State of Matter: Liquid
 Name Origin: The symbol Hg comes from the name hydrargyrum,
which means "water-silver." The name mercury comes from the
Roman god Mercury, known for his swiftness.
 Discovered By: Known before 2000 BCE in China and India.

1. Mercury is the only metal that is a liquid at standard temperature and

pressure. The only other liquid element under standard conditions
is bromine(a halogen), although the metals rubidium, cesium, and
gallium melt just warmer than room temperature. Mercury has a very
high surface tension, so it forms rounded beads of liquid.
2. Although mercury and all of its compounds are known to be highly
toxic, it was considered therapeutic throughout much of history.
3. The modern element symbol for mercury is Hg, which is the symbol
for another name for mercury: hydrargyrum. Hydrargyrum comes
from Greek words for "water-silver" (hydr- means water, argyros
means silver).
4. Mercury is a very rare element in the Earth's crust. It accounts for
only about only 0.08 parts per million (ppm). It is mainly found in
 the mineral cinnabar, which is mercuric sulfide. Mercuric sulfide is
the source of the red pigment called vermilion.
5. Mercury generally is not allowed on aircraft because it combines so
readily with aluminum, a metal that is common on aircraft. When
mercury forms an amalgam with aluminum, the oxide layer that
protects aluminum from oxidizing is disrupted. This causes
aluminum to corrode, in much the same way as iron rusts.
6. Mercury does not react with most acids.
7. Mercury is a relatively poor conductor of heat. Most metals are
excellent thermal conductors. It is a mild electrical conductor. The
freezing point (-38.8 degrees Celsius) and boiling point (356 degrees
Celsius) of mercury are closer together than for any other metals.
8. Although mercury usually exhibits a +1 or +2 oxidation state,
sometimes it has a +4 oxidation state. The electron configuration
causes mercury to behave somewhat like a noble gas. Like noble
gases, mercury forms relatively weak chemical bonds with other
elements. It forms amalgams with all the other metals, except for
iron. This makes iron a good choice to make containers to hold and
transport mercury.
9. The element Mercury is named for the Roman god Mercury. Mercury
is the only element to retain its alchemical name as its modern
common name. The element was known to ancient civilizations,
dating back to at least 2000 BCE Vials of pure mercury have been
found in Egyptian tombs from the 1500s BCE.
10. Mercury is used in fluorescent lamps, thermometers, float
valves, dental amalgams, in medicine, for the production of other
chemicals, and to make liquid mirrors. Mercury(II) fulminate is an
explosive used as a primer in firearms. The disinfectant mercury
compound thimerosal is an organomercury compound found in
vaccines, tattoo inks, contact lens solutions, and cosmetics.

Sources
 Lide, D.R., editor. Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 86th edition,
CRC Press, 2005, pp. 4.125–4.126.
 Meija, J., et al. "Atomic Weights of the Elements 2013 (IUPAC
Technical Report)." Pure and Applied Chemistry, vol. 88, no. 3, 2016,
pp. 265–91.
 Weast, R.C., editor. Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 64th
edition, CRC Press, 1984, p. E110.
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