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o What is the name and symbol of your element? Mercury; Hg
o Where does the name of the element come from? How was it named?
Mercury comes from Mercurious (fleet-footed messenger of the gods in Roman mythology. Was once called "quick silver" meaning "living silver". The name described its lustrous silver color.
o Where is the element found/how isolated?
-rarely found in the Earth's crust; abundance is about 0.5 pars per mil lion; estimated oceanic abundance is 4 x 10-9 ounces per gallon; doesn't occur as an element; common compound is cinnabar (HgS);
o Why is the element important? -measures temperatures; used in mechanical clocks; coated glass with a mixture of mercury and tin;
o What are some common uses of/for the element? -measure temperature; when heated and/cooled, mercury rises and lowers at a constant rate
-used in electrical switches
o Are there important isotopes of the element? -Hg-198; Hg-200; Hg-202
Structure/Periodic Table Information
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o What is the element’s atomic number? -80
o What is the element’s average atomic mass? -200.59
o In what period is the element found? -Period 6
o Name the group number and family to which your element belongs. -Group 12
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Physical Properties (5)
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• Color? Odor? Density? State of Matter at Room Temperature? Texture? Melting and Boiling Points?, etc…
-Melting Point: -37.93oF
-Boiling Point: 673.90F
-Density: 7.823 ounces per cubic inch
-Liquid at Room Temperature
-conduct an electric current
-silver liquid at room temperature
-shiny, heavy
Chemical Properties (3)
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• How reactive is your element? (Will it combine with other elements/compounds?)
-moderately reactive
• What types of substances does your element react with, and what substances are produced during the reaction?
-reacts with Oxygen and most acids at ELEVATED TEMPERATURE (does not react with Oxygen at room temperature)
• What other elements are chemically similar to your element? -Zinc, Cd
Unique and Interesting FACTS and or Media
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➢ Is there anything else you think your readers should know about the element? Interesting facts or information not previously mentioned
-only liquid metal
-only liquid element except for bromine
-fumes enter the body easily and exert toxic effects
-short term limited contact: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain
"Mercury Droplets." (Photograph by Dr. Jeremy Burgess/Science Photo Library, National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission.)Science Resource Center. Gale. 21 May 2010 http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SciRC?ste=1&docNum=CV2210040585
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General Information/History
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o What is the name and symbol of your element?Mercury; Hg
o Where does the name of the element come from? How was it named?
Mercury comes from Mercurious (fleet-footed messenger of the gods in Roman mythology. Was once called "quick silver" meaning "living silver". The name described its lustrous silver color.
o Where is the element found/how isolated?
-rarely found in the Earth's crust; abundance is about 0.5 pars per mil lion;
estimated oceanic abundance is 4 x 10-9 ounces per gallon; doesn't occur as an element; common compound is cinnabar (HgS);
o Why is the element important?
-measures temperatures; used in mechanical clocks; coated glass with a mixture of mercury and tin;
o What are some common uses of/for the element?
-measure temperature; when heated and/cooled, mercury rises and lowers at a constant rate
-used in electrical switches
o Are there important isotopes of the element?
-Hg-198; Hg-200; Hg-202
Structure/Periodic Table Information
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o What is the element’s atomic number?-80
o What is the element’s average atomic mass?
-200.59
o In what period is the element found?
-Period 6
o Name the group number and family to which your element belongs.
-Group 12
Physical and Chemical Properties Delete the questions below as you place research here
Physical Properties (5)
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• Color? Odor? Density? State of Matter at Room Temperature? Texture? Melting and Boiling Points?, etc…-Melting Point: -37.93oF
-Boiling Point: 673.90F
-Density: 7.823 ounces per cubic inch
-Liquid at Room Temperature
-conduct an electric current
-silver liquid at room temperature
-shiny, heavy
Chemical Properties (3)
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• How reactive is your element? (Will it combine with other elements/compounds?)-moderately reactive
• What types of substances does your element react with, and what substances are produced during the reaction?
-reacts with Oxygen and most acids at ELEVATED TEMPERATURE (does not react with Oxygen at room temperature)
• What other elements are chemically similar to your element?
-Zinc, Cd
Unique and Interesting FACTS and or Media
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-only liquid metal
-only liquid element except for bromine
-fumes enter the body easily and exert toxic effects
-short term limited contact: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain
Bibliography
“Mercury”. Web Elements on the Web. //The University of Sheffield// and WebElements Ltd, UK. Copyright 1993-2010. 21 May 2010 http://www.webelements.com/mercury/
"Mercury (element)." Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Online. Detroit: Gale Group, 2008. Science Resource Center. Gale. 27 May 2010 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SciRC?ste=1&docNum=CV2644031402>
"Mercury Droplets." (Photograph by Dr. Jeremy Burgess/Science Photo Library, National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission.) Science Resource Center. Gale. 21 May 2010 http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SciRC?ste=1&docNum=CV2210040585
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