What is Mercury?

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What is Mercury?

• By Sasha Hofman

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What Are Elements?

• Types of atoms
• Make up the world
• Different types of atoms

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Mercurys Atom
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Shell O?
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Shell L?
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Shell M?
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Shell K?
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Shell P?
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Shell N?
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• 80 protons
• 121 neutrons
• 80 electrons
• 6 shells

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What is the Structure of Mercury?

• Silvery-white
• Very heavy
• 80 protons
• 80 electrons
• 121 neutrons
• 201 amu
• Atomic number is 80
• Hg
• Atoms can be purple or green

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What is the History of Mercury?

• Discovered around 1500 B.C.
• Romans mined it
• Found in Spain
• Inside of cinnabar ore

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Why is Mercury Important?

• Past
• Refining gold
• Refining platinum
• Refining silver
• Present
• Lamps
• Streetlights
• Floodlighting
• Thermometers
• Sphygmomanometers
• Ultraviolet lights

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Interesting Facts on Mercury

• Term mad hatter from hatters breathing in
  Mercury
• Only metal that is liquid at ordinary
  temperatures
• Quicksilver

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Conclusion

• I learned
• Used for many kinds of meters like manometers and
  barometers.
• It was found and mined in Rome
• It was found around 1500 B.C.
• It started the term mad hatter
• It is hazardous to your health
• It is in the tuna that you eat
• It can be used for filling teeth

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Works Consulted

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• Knapp, Brian J., David Woodroffe, and David A.
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• "Periodic Table - Chart of All Chemical
  Elements." Lenntech. Web. 10 Dec. 2010.
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