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Mercury - Planetary Bohr Model
Mercury - Lewis Dot Diagram

General Information

Symbol:Hg
Atomic Number:80
Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass)200.59
Group:12 (zinc family)
IIB (Old IUPAC), IIB (CAS)
Period:6
Block:d

Physical Properties

Density:13.5 g/cm3
Atomic Volume:14.8 cm2/mole
Atomic Radius:1.6 angstroms
Covalent Radius: pm
Radioactive:No

States

Melting Point:-38.9 °C
Boiling Point:357.0 °C
Heat Of Fusion:2.292 kJ/mole
Heat Of Vaporization:59.3 kJ/mole

Energy

Electronegativity:2.0 (Pauling Scale)
Electron Affinity:-18 kJ/mol
1st Ionization Energy:1007 kJ/mol
Specific Heat Capacity:0.14 J g−1 K−1
Thermal Conductivity:8.34 W·m−1·K−1

Electrons & Oxidation

Oxidation States:+2,1
Electrons Per Shell:2 8 18 32 18 2
Electron Configuration:[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2

History

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Word Origin:Named after the planet "Mercury" (the origin of the symbol Hg is the Latin word "hydrargyrum" meaning "liquid silver")

Translations

EnglishMercury
DeutschQuecksilber
LëtzebuergeschQuecksëlwer
NederlandsKwik (Kwikzilver †)
AfrikaansKwik
FryskKwik, Kwiksulver
DanskKviksølv
SvenskaKvicksilver
NorskKvikksølv
ÍslenskaKvikasilfur
FøroyskKviksilvur
LatinHydrargyrum
FrançaisMercure
EspañolMercurio
CatalanaMercuri
OccitanaMercuri
PortuguêsMercúrio
GalegoMercurio
ItalianoMercurio
FurlanMercuri
RomânMercur
MoldavianMercur
ArmãneashteMercuru
РусскийРтуть
УкраїнскаРтуть
byРтуць
PolskaRtęć
KaszëbscziTãź
ČechRtuť
SlovenskýOrtut
SlovenščinaŽivo srebro
HrvatskaŽiva
СрпскиЖива
BosnianŽiva
МакедонскиЖива
БългарскиЖивак
LietuviškaiGyvsidabris
LaoDzīvsudrabs
SudovianGīvsirablis
CymraegMercwri
Gaeilge na hÉireannMearcair
Gàidhlig na hMearcair
Gaelg VanninaghMercur
CornishArhans Bew
BrezhonegMerkur
ΕλληνικήΎδραργυρος
ShqipMërkur
OssetianДжынасу
EuskeraMerkurioa
Georgianვერცხლის წყალი
SuomiElohopea
EestiElavhõbe
MagyarHigany
TürkçeCiva
KazakhСынап
UzbekСимоб
TajikSimob
Mongolian(Улаан) мөнгөн ус
日本語水銀 [suigin]
中国话
ไทยปรอท
VietnameseThuỷ ngân
Bahasa MelayuMerkuri, Raksa
العربيهزئبق
Il-MaltiMerkurju
עבריתכספית
EsperantoHidrargo

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