Mercury (Element)
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| Mercury | |
|---|---|
| Hg | |
| In situ availability: | trace |
| Necessity: | |
| Atomic number: | 80 |
| Atomic mass: | 200.59 |
| group: | 12 |
| period: | 6 |
| normal phase: | Liquid |
| series: | Transition Metals |
| density: | 13.534 g/cm3 |
| melting point: | 234.32K, -38.83°C, -37.89°F |
| boiling point: | 629.88K, 356.73°C, 674.11°F |
| Ag ← Cd → In | |
| Au ← Hg → Tl | |
| Rg ← Uub → Uut | |
| Atomic radius (pm): | 150 |
| Bohr radius (pm): | 171 |
| Covalent radius (pm): | 149 |
| Van der Waals radius (pm): | 155 |
| ionic radius (pm): | (+2) 102 |
| 1st ion potential (eV): | 10.44 |
| Electron Configuration | |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d10 6s2 | |
| Electrons Per Shell | |
| 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 2 | |
| Electronegativity: | 1.8 |
| Electron Affinity: | Unstable anion |
| Oxidation states: | 2, 1 |
| Magnetism: | Diamagnetic |
| Crystal structure: | Rhombohedral |
Mercury is a Transition Metal in group 12.
It has a Rhombohedral crystalline structure.
This element has 7 stable isotopes: 196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, and 204.
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