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Mercury  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number80

Atomic SymbolHg

Atomic Weight200.59 amu

GroupTransition, 13

FormLiquid

Density @ STP13.5336 g/cm3

Melting Point-38.83 °C (-37.89 °F, 234.32 °K)

Boiling Point356.73 °C (674.11 °F, 629.88 °K)

Heat of Fusion2.29 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization59.2 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential10.43750 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)1.9

Specific Heat Capacity0.140 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration5d10 6s2

Oxidation States+1, +2

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth196Hg, 0.15%; 198Hg, 9.97%; 199Hg, 16.87%; 200Hg, 23.10%; 201Hg, 13.18%; 202Hg, 29.86%; 204Hg, 6.87%

Selected Radioisotopes194Hg, 197Hg

Atomic Radius171 pm

Crystal StructureRhombohedral

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