Mercury
Mercury is a naturally occurring element, with the chemical symbol Hg. Located in the d-block of the periodic table, in group 12 of the periodic table and in period 6. Mercury has an atomic number (number of protons) of 80 and standard relative atomic mass of 200.592 (combined mass of protons and neutrons). [1] [1]
Mercury which appears as a silvery liquid at 20°C, due to its melting point of −38.829°C.[2] [2]
- ↑ [1] NIST. Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions for Mercury. 2009 [03/12/16]. Available at: http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Compositions/stand_alone.pl?ele=hg
- ↑ Royal Society of Chemistry . Mercury. 2016 [03/12/16. Available at: http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/80/mercury