Mercury (element)

Notable characteristics

Mercury is a relatively poor conductor of heat but is a good conductor of electricity.

Related Topics:
Heat - Electricity

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Mercury easily forms alloys with almost all common metals, including gold, aluminium, and silver, but not iron. Tellurium forms an alloy also, but it reacts slowly to form mercury telluride. Any of these alloys is called an amalgam.

Related Topics:
Alloy - Gold - Aluminium - Silver - Iron - Tellurium - Amalgam

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This metal also has uniform volumetric thermal expansion, is less reactive than zinc and cadmium and does not displace hydrogen from acids. Common oxidation states of this element are +1 and +2. Rare instances of +3 mercury compounds exist.

Related Topics:
Zinc - Cadmium - Hydrogen - Acid - Oxidation state

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The commercial unit for handling mercury is the "flask," which weighs 76 lb (34.5 kg).

Related Topics:
Commercial - Weighs - Lb

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