Is Mercury a compound?
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Mercury is not a compound. It is an element.
It is an element present in the d-block, period 6 and group 12 of the periodic table. The symbol for Mercury is Hg because it's Latin name is hydrargyrum.
It's atomic number is 80 and atomic mass is 200.59g/mole.
Electrons per shell: K2-L8-M18-N32-O18-P2
Therefore, Mercury is an element and not a compound because it consists of only one type of atoms whereas compounds consists of more than one type of atoms.
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Here's the answer you are looking for
Mercury is not a compound. It is an element.
It is an element present in the d-block, period 6 and group 12 of the periodic table. The symbol for Mercury is Hg because it's Latin name is hydrargyrum.
It's atomic number is 80 and atomic mass is 200.59g/mole.
Electrons per shell: K2-L8-M18-N32-O18-P2
Therefore, Mercury is an element and not a compound because it consists of only one type of atoms whereas compounds consists of more than one type of atoms.
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It is not an compound. It is an element. I can say it is a element because it is in periodic table #80.
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It is not an compound. It is an element. I can say it is a element because it is in periodic table #80.
Hope I answered in short and made u understand. Please mark as branliest if you liked the answer.
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