Periodic Table of Elements

02/05/09

Hg

Mercury

Atomic Number

80

Atomic Symbol

Hg

	Name	Mercury
	Meaning	Named for the Latin god Mercury; symbol is from the Greek 'hydragyrium' meaning 'quicksilver'

Group

Transition metals

Atomic Weight

200.59

Density, g/cubic cm at STP

13.5336

Melting Point, °C

-38.72

Boiling Point, °C, 1 atm

357

Naturally Occurring Isotopes

Hg-196, -198, -199,-200, -201, -202, -204

Discoverer

Unknown

Year

Prehistoric

Ionization Energy, eV

10.4375

Configuration

[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2

Description

Silvery liquid at STP

References: Holden, Norman E. (March 30, 2004). "History of the origin of the chemical elements and their discoverers." National Nuclear Data Center. Retrieved October 7, 2005 from http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/content/elements.html "List of elements by boiling point." (September 22, 2005). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 9, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elements_by_boiling_point "List of elements by density." (September 22, 2005). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 9, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elements_by_density "List of elements by melting point." (September 22, 2005). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 9, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elements_by_melting_point "NIST chemistry webBook." (2005). National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved October 6, 2005 from http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/ Zucker, M.A.; Kishore, A. R.; Sukumar, R.; and Dragoset, R. A. (July 2005). "Elemental data index."  National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved October 7, 2005 from http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Elements/cover.html