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Mercury

80 Hg

Mercury

Transition metal period 6 group 12 d-block discovered: Ancient

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
80
Atomic mass
200.59 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10
Electronegativity
2 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
209 pm
Ionization energy
10.438 eV
Oxidation states
+2, +1

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Liquid
Melting point
234.32 K (-38,83 °C)
Boiling point
629.88 K (356,73 °C)
Density
13.5336 g/cm³