Question

What is mercury? Explain brief.

Answer 1

Mercury is a naturally-occurring chemical element found in rock in the earth's crust, including in deposits of coal. On the periodic table, it has the symbol "Hg" and its atomic number is 80. It exists in several forms: Elemental (metallic) mercury. Inorganic mercury compounds.

Symbol: Hg

Atomic number: 80

Melting point: -38.83 °C

Atomic mass: 200.59 u

Boiling point: 356.7 °C

Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f145d106s2