what happen if i burn mercury
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Liquid mercury is not as dangerous as some people make it to be; a number of mercury compounds (e.g. dimethyl mercury) are much more toxic. However, that is because of the way most people would be exposed to mercury typically. If the thermometer breaks, there is a puddle of mercury on the floor and barring yourself doing anything stupid it will take a while for the mercury to fully evaporate. It’s inhaling mercury vapour that is most dangerous with respect to liquid mercury.
Mercury’s boiling point, according to Wikipedia, is some 350 ∘C350 ∘C. A fire in a fireplace is typically hotter. Thus, by pouring mercury into the fire, your friend has chosen the most effective way to generate mercury vapour quickly from liquid mercury. Unless the fireplace is a closed oven, this vapour will now gladly move around the room with air currents, thus being easily breathed in and absorbed by the body.
Mercury’s boiling point, according to Wikipedia, is some 350 ∘C350 ∘C. A fire in a fireplace is typically hotter. Thus, by pouring mercury into the fire, your friend has chosen the most effective way to generate mercury vapour quickly from liquid mercury. Unless the fireplace is a closed oven, this vapour will now gladly move around the room with air currents, thus being easily breathed in and absorbed by the body.
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• Elemental (Metallic) Mercury
Elemental (Metallic) MercuryAt room temperature, exposed elemental mercury can evaporate to become an invisible, odorless toxic vapor. If heated, it is a colorless, odorless gas.
• Mercury is an element that cannot be destroyed; therefore, mercury already in use can be recycled for other essential uses, with no further need for mercury mining.
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