General Information about mercury
1. Element Name and Symbol: Mercury, Hg
2. Atomic Number: 80 3. Average Atomic Mass: 200.59 4. Chemical Group: Transition Metal 5. Period, Group, and Block: 6, 12, and D 6. Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons: 80, 121, and 80 7. Electronic Configuration: [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 8. Atomic Radius: 150pm 9. Ionization Energies: 1st= 1007.1kJ mol-1, 2nd= 1810kJ mol-1, and 3rd= 3300kJ mol-1 10. Electronegativity: 2 Paulings 11. Physical Properties: Heavy, silvery white liguid metal; Only liguid metal 12. Boling Point/Melting Point: 356.73 F, and -38.83 F 13. Valence Electrons: 2 14. Common Ions: Hg+1, Hg+2, and Hg+3 |