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Mercury (Hg)
Atomic number: 80 · Category: transition metal · Group 12 · Period 6 · Phase: Liquid
Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum (/haɪˈdrɑːrdʒərəm/). A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is bromine, though metals such as caesium, gallium, and rubidium melt just above room temperature.
Atomic mass: 200.5923
Density: 13.534
Melting point: 234.321 K
Boiling point: 629.88 K
Appearance: silvery
Source: Wikipedia
Block: d
Molar heat: 27.983
CPK color:#b8b8d0
Electronic structure
Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10
Configuration (semantic): [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
Shells: 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 2
Electronegativity (Pauling): 2
Electron affinity: -48
Ionization energies: 1007.1, 1810, 3300
Periodic position
Group: 12
Period: 6
xpos: 12
ypos: 6
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