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Infobox Hg (live)
Chemical element, symbol Hg and atomic number 80
Mercury, 80 Hg
Appearance shiny, silvery liquid
Atomic number (Z ) 80
Group
group 12
Period
period 6
Block
d-block
Electron configuration [
Xe ] 4f14 5d10 6s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 2
Phase at
STP
liquid
Melting point 234.3210
K (−38.8290 °C, −37.8922 °F)
Boiling point 629.88 K (356.73 °C, 674.11 °F)
Density (near
r.t. ) 13.546 g/cm3
[3]
Triple point 234.3156 K, 1.65×10−7 kPa
Critical point 1750 K, 172.00 MPa
Heat of fusion 2.29
kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization 59.11 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity 27.983 J/(mol·K)
Vapor pressure
P (Pa)
1
10
100
1 k
10 k
100 k
at
T (K)
315
350
393
449
523
629
Oxidation states −2 , +1 , +2 (a mildly
basic oxide)
Electronegativity Pauling scale: 2.00
Ionization energies 1st: 1007.1 kJ/mol 2nd: 1810 kJ/mol 3rd: 3300 kJ/mol
Atomic radius empirical: 151
pm
Covalent radius 132±5 pm
Van der Waals radius 155 pm
Spectral lines of mercury Natural occurrence
primordial
Crystal structure
rhombohedral (
hR1 )
Lattice constants a r = 301.06 pm α = 70.529°a h = 347.64 pmc h = 673.20 pm (at triple point)
[4]
Thermal expansion 60.4 µm/(m⋅K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity 8.30 W/(m⋅K)
Electrical resistivity 961 nΩ⋅m (at 25 °C)
Magnetic ordering diamagnetic
[5]
Molar magnetic susceptibility −33.44× 10−6 cm3 /mol (293 K)
[6]
Speed of sound liquid: 1451.4
m/s (at 20 °C)
CAS Number 7439-97-6
Discovery Ancient Egyptians (before
1500 BCE ) Symbol "Hg": from its Latin name
hydrargyrum , itself from Greek
hydrárgyros , 'water-silver'
Category: Mercury (element) |
references
Infobox Hg /sandbox
Chemical element, symbol Hg and atomic number 80
Mercury, 80 Hg
Appearance shiny, silvery liquid
Atomic number (Z ) 80
Group
group 12
Period
period 6
Block
d-block
Electron configuration [
Xe ] 4f14 5d10 6s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 2
Phase at
STP
liquid
Melting point 234.3210
K (−38.8290 °C, −37.8922 °F)
Boiling point 629.88 K (356.73 °C, 674.11 °F)
Density (near
r.t. ) 13.546
[9] g/cm3
Triple point 234.3156 K, 1.65×10−7 kPa
Critical point 1750 K, 172.00 MPa
Heat of fusion 2.29
kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization 59.11 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity 27.983 J/(mol·K)
Vapor pressure
P (Pa)
1
10
100
1 k
10 k
100 k
at
T (K)
315
350
393
449
523
629
Oxidation states −2 , +1 , +2 (a mildly
basic oxide)
Electronegativity Pauling scale: 2.00
Ionization energies 1st: 1007.1 kJ/mol 2nd: 1810 kJ/mol 3rd: 3300 kJ/mol
Atomic radius empirical: 151
pm
Covalent radius 132±5 pm
Van der Waals radius 155 pm
Spectral lines of mercury Natural occurrence
primordial
Crystal structure
rhombohedral
Thermal expansion 60.4 µm/(m⋅K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity 8.30 W/(m⋅K)
Electrical resistivity 961 nΩ⋅m (at 25 °C)
Magnetic ordering diamagnetic
[10]
Molar magnetic susceptibility −33.44× 10−6 cm3 /mol (293 K)
[11]
Speed of sound liquid: 1451.4
m/s (at 20 °C)
CAS Number 7439-97-6
Discovery Ancient Egyptians (before
1500 BCE ) Symbol "Hg": from its Latin name
hydrargyrum , itself from Greek
hydrárgyros , 'water-silver'
Category: Mercury (element) |
references
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