Mercury

Latin nameHydrargyrum
English nameMercury
chemical symbolHg
atomic number80
relative atomic mass200,59
period6
groupII.B
classificationtransition metals
discovery yearN/A
melting point [°C]-38,87
boiling point [°C]356,58
critical temperature [°C]1477
critical pressure [MPa]172
denisty [g cm-3]13,546
density at melting point [g cm-3]13,534
electronegativity [Pauling]2,0
oxidation statesI, II
electron configuration[Xe]4f14 5d10 6s2
atomic radius [pm]171
covalent radius [pm]149
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,139
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]2,295
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]8,3
el. conductivity [S m-1]1.106
1. ionizing potential [eV]10,4375
2. ionizing potential [eV]18,759
3. ionizing potential [eV]34,202
point of superconductivity [K]4,154
state at normal conditionsliquid

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