Hg+-+Mercury

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Name:mercury Symbol:hg Atomic Number:80 Atomic Mass:200.59 (2)Standard State:liquid 298 k (the heaveist known element liquid) Group name: Period in Periodic Table:6Color:silvery white classifacation:metallic

fact1:mercery is one the only common liquid metal at ordinary tempatures. fact2:rarly occors free in nature found mainly in cannabar ore (hgs) in spain and itally. fact3:it is a rather poor conductor of heat as compared with other metals but a fair conductor of electricity. fact4:it alloys with many metals such as gold,silver,and tin. fact5:these alloys are called amalgams.