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Hg
80
200.59
Mercury
General
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States
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Oxidation & Electrons
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Appearance & Characteristics
Reactions
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Other Forms
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Radius
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Conductivity
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Abundance
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General
Name
Mercury
Symbol
Hg
atomic number
80
Atomic weight
200.59
Density @ 293 K
13.546 g/cm3
Atomic volume
14.82 cm3/mol
Group
Trans. Met.
discovered
0
States
state (s, l, g)
l
melting point
234.33 K
boiling point
630 K
Heat of fusion
2.295 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization
59.229 kJ/mol
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Energies
1st ionization energy
1007 kJ/mole
electronegativity
2
2nd ionization energy
1810 kJ/mole
electron affinity
kJ/mole
3rd ionization energy
3300 kJ/mole
Specific heat
0.139 J/gK
heat atomization
61 kJ/mole atoms
Oxidation & Electrons
Shells
2,8,18,32,18,2
electron configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
minimum oxidation number
0
maximum oxidation number
2
min. common oxidation no.
0
max. common oxidation no.
2
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Appearance & Characteristics
structure
rhombohedral
color
silvery-white
uses
amalgams, Cl2, NaOH prod.
toxicity
yes
hardness
mohs
characteristics
liquid at r.t., volatile
Reactions
reaction with air
none, w/ht (350C) = HgO
reaction with 6M HCl
none
reaction with 6M HCl
none
reaction with 15M HNO3
mild, = NOx, Hg(NO3)2
reaction with 6M NaOH
none
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Other Forms
number of isotopes
7
hydride(s)
none
oxide(s)
HgO
chloride(s)
Hg2Cl2 HgCl2
Radius
ionic radius (2- ion)
pm
ionic radius (1- ion)
pm
atomic radius
151 pm
ionic radius (1+ ion)
133 pm
ionic radius (2+ ion)
116 pm
ionic radius (3+ ion)
pm
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Conductivity
thermal conductivity
8.3 J/m-sec-deg
electrical conductivity
10.163 1/mohm-cm
polarizability
5.4 A^3
Abundance
source
Cinnabar (sulfide)
rel. abund. solar system
-0.469 log
abundance earth's crust
-1.1 log
cost, pure
5 $/100g
cost, bulk
0.51 $/100g
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