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Mercury (Hg)

Mercury (Hg). By Noble Carpenter. Who discovered Mercury?. Discovered by ancient Chinese, Egyptians, Hindus, and Romans It was found in the Egyptian tombs It is named after the the Roman God who was a swift messenger. Mercury’s Characteristics. It is a a very heavy liquid

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Mercury (Hg)

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  1. Mercury (Hg) By Noble Carpenter

  2. Who discovered Mercury? • Discovered by ancient Chinese, Egyptians, Hindus, and Romans • It was found in the Egyptian tombs • It is named after the the Roman God who was a swift messenger

  3. Mercury’s Characteristics • It is a a very heavy liquid • Three types of mercury: elemental, inorganic, and organic mercury • All types are toxic • Silver and white • Found at trace levels in many minerals • Greater concentrations in fossil fuels • Three valence states: elemental (Hg0), monovalent-mercurous (Hg1+), and the divalent mercuric (Hg2+) • Slightly water-soluble • Vapors of elemental mercury can occur at room temperature • Inorganic mercury compounds contain ionic mercury usually in a salt formation

  4. Sources of the Element Mercury • Naturally occurring element normally found in small amounts in rocks, soils, and the oceans • Never breaks down into a less dangerous form • Some natural sources of mercury but humans are responsible for nearly two-thirds of the mercury currently circulating in our environment • Methylmercury [CH3Hg] is the most toxic form • Affects the immune system, alters genetic and enzyme systems, and damages the nervous system (coordination and the senses of touch taste, and sight)

  5. Uses of Mercury • Mercury is found in light switches because conducts electricity • Mercury is found in most paints because gives the paint color • Mercury is found in thermometers and when above -38.8 degrees Celsius • It is used in thermometers so that it expands, telling the temperature • Mercury is found in remote batteries and is used to store the energy in the battery • Used in engineering and factories

  6. Mercury’s Bohr Diagram • It has 80protons and electrons • It has 121 neutrons • The Atomic Mass of Mercury is 200.59

  7. Pictures of Mercury Liquid form of Mercury Thermometer with Mercury Things containing Mercury

  8. Citation • Bentor, Yinon. “Chemical Element” Mercury. May 30, 2007 http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/hg.html • Calvert, J. B. “Mercury” Physics Today.5 November 2002.http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/mercury.htm • Anonymous. “Characteristics of Mercury” University of Minnesota. 1990. http://enhs.umn.edu/hazards/hazardssite/mercury/merccharacter.html • Helmenstine, A.M. “All Info About Chemistry” Los Alamos National Laboratory. 2001. http://chemistry.allinfoabout.com/periodic/hg.html

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