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What is Mercury.And write 3 uses of mercury

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Answered by Laharikarenikunta
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Mercury is nothing but padharasam in Telugu, We use mercury in the thermometers in olden they used mercury as medicine
Answered by dfgh4
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Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum. 

Symbol: Hg

Atomic mass: 200.59 u ± 0.02 u

Melting point: -38.83 °C

Did you know: Mercury is a by-product of coal-burning power plants. washington.

WRITE 3 USES OF MERCURY.



•Because of its high boiling point and low freezing poont it is used as a barometric and thermometric liquid.

•In the extraction of gold and silver by amalgamation process.Compounds of mercury are used in medicine.

•In the manufacture of caustic soda by Castner-Kellner process or Solvay-Kellner process.

•Mercury vapour lamp is used as a source of ultraviolet rays.


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