14/07/2025
Mercury The Dangerous Liquid Metal Insights!🥷🥷🥷
Mercury is a naturally occurring chemical element found in rock in the earth's crust, including in deposits of coal. On the periodic table, it has the symbol Hg and its atomic number is 80. It exists in several forms: Elemental mercury. Inorganic mercury compounds. Elemental or metallic mercury is a shiny, silver-white metal, historically referred to as quicksilver, and is liquid at room temperature. It is used in older thermometers, fluorescent light bulbs and some electrical switches. Mercury is the only metal on earth that is liquid at room temperature. Liquid mercury is so slippery that it will fall your skin if you try to hold it. It is so heavy that 2 tablespoons of mercury weighs about one pound! What is mercury element used for? Although many liquids could be used in pressure measuring devices, mercury is used because its high density requires less space. It is also a good conductor of electricity, so it is a useful component of electrical switches. Mercury is also used in dental fillings, paints, soaps, batteries, and fluorescent lighting. What happens if mercury falls on gold? Freddie Mercury may have had the golden voice, but real mercury, that endlessly entertaining and dangerous liquid metal, has the golden touch. That is, if it touches gold it will immediately break the lattice bonds of the precious metal and form an alloy in a process known as amalgamation. How toxic is mercury? All mercury is toxic depending on the type and amount, exposures to mercury can damage the nervous system, kidneys, liver and immune system. Keep safe always and banzai buddies!😎😎😎
