1. Mercury
Mona Badran
Period 6

2. Name- Mercury Symbol- Hg Atomic Number- 80 Atomic Mass- 200.59
Basic about Mercury
Name- Mercury
Symbol- Hg
Atomic Number- 80
Atomic Mass

3. Facts Boiling Point- 365.6C Melting Point- -40C Density- 13.59 grams
Abundant physical state %

4. Basics Protons- 80 Electrons- 80 Neutrons- 121 Valence Electrons- 6s2
Electron configuration :1s22s2p63s2p6d104s2p6d10f145s2p6d106s2
Element Group: Transitional metal
Element Period: Six
Charge:Hg2+ or Hg 1+

5. Information Color: Silvery White Odor: no real odor
Toxicity: can kill you
Common isotopes: seven

6. Discovery
Who discovered: Chinese, Hindus, Egyptians, Greek, and Romans
Year discovered: Known since ancient times

7. Origin
Name origin: Greek for watery or liquid silver and the reason why its chemical symbol is Hg. Roman god Mercury.
Naturally occur: Uncombined in nature to a limited extent.

8. Fun Fact
Fact: Mercury is very reflective. It is used to make mirrors

9. Work Cited
Book:Baker W. Lawrence. Chemical elements volume 2. Farmington Hills, MI: U.X.L, and imprint of The Gale Group, 1999.
Website: “Jefferson Lab.” Jefferson Lab,Unknown. Web. Tuesday May23rd,2010
“Periodic Table of Elements” Environmental Chem, Web. Tuesday May 23rd,2010