What is Mercury?What is Mercury?

By Sasha Hofman

What Are Elements?What Are Elements?• Types of atoms

• Make up the world

• Different types of atoms

Mercury’s AtomMercury’s Atom

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Shell N↓

Shell L↓

Shell K↓

Shell M↓

Shell O↓

Shell P↓

• 80 protons

• 121 neutrons

• 80 electrons

• 6 shells

What is the Structure of Mercury?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

What is the History of Mercury?What is the History of Mercury?

• Discovered around 1500 B.C.

• Romans mined it

• Found in Spain

• Inside of cinnabar ore

Why is Mercury ImportantWhy is Mercury Important??• Past: Refining gold

Refining platinum

Refining silver

• Present:Lamps

Streetlights

Floodlighting

Thermometers

Sphygmomanometers

Ultraviolet lights

Interesting Facts on MercuryInteresting Facts on Mercury

• Term “mad hatter” from hatters breathing in Mercury

• Only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

• Quicksilver

Conclusion 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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