Mercury Elements Chemistry
Mercury Elements Chemistry
Mercury, also known as "Quick Silver," is the 80th element on the Periodic Table. It is a transition metal, and is the only metal that is in liquid form at room temperature. Although it has many practical purposes, it is very toxic and must be used with extreme caution.
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Lenntech: Mercury - Physical data, chemical properties, health and environmental effects.
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Quicksilver Scientific - Mercury-specific analytical company that specializes in the separation and direct measurement of methylmercury and inorganic mercury in any clinical or environmental sample.
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EnvironmentalChemistry.com: Mercury : Nuclides - Extensive information on the nuclides of mercury, including potential parent nuclides.
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USGS Minerals Information: Mercury - Statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand, and flow of the element (PDF format).
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Visual Elements: Mercury - Image, general and physical information, source, uses, key isotopes, and ionisation energies.
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LANL: Mercury - Basic information, history, and uses.
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ChemicalElements.com: Mercury - Basic information, atomic structure, and isotopes.
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Mercury in the Laboratory - Practical considerations when working with mercury in the laboratory.
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Radiochemistry of Mercury - Full text of the monograph by Josef Roesmer (Westinghouse Astronuclear Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
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Vermont Legislative Research Shop - Mercury Information - Features basic information about Mercury, as well as its harmful effects and legislation concerning Mercury in some American States.
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WebElements: Mercury - Contains extensive information about Mercury, as well as pictures and videos that show its physical appearance and how it reacts with certain chemicals.
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ChemGlobe: Mercury - Electronic, thermal, and steric data along with an isotope table.
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Mercury in Space - Answers the question of what happens to Mercury in space.
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Wikipedia: Mercury - Properties of the element, including its history, applications, and characteristics.
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Mercury - A very brief description of Mercury, with a good diagram of its electron orbitals.
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Why is Mercury liquid at room temperature? - Explores the question of why Mercury is liquid at room temperature. It also provides some links to other sites regarding this chemistry quandary.
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It's Elemental: Mercury - Basic physical and historical information.
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Mercury and Methylmercury by IC-ICPMS - Analysis of biological, pharmaceutical, and environmental samples for methylmercury and mercury.
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