mercury (Hg)

Mercury (Hg)

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Physical properties:
Density:13.59 g/cm3

Boiling point:365.6 'c

Freezing point:-38.85 'c

Mercury has 80 protons and 121 neutrons

Background: Mercury was discovered in about the 15th or 16th century B.C. It was found in an egyptian tomb at Kurna. The Greek philosopher Theophrastus had described a method for preparing mercury.

Uses for this element: The most commen use for this element is for making chlorine, and the second most commen use for it is,in switches in electrical applications.

by: Joseph Ard