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ELEMENT 080 · TRANSITION METAL

Mercury · Hg Mercury

Liquid metal at room temperature; historically used in measuring instruments and has serious toxicological risks.

atomic number / Atomic number
80
atomic weight / Atomic mass
200.59 u
Family/Group
12
Period · Block / Period · Block
6 · d
Category / Category
transition metal · Transition metal
State / State
liquid
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10
Oxidation states / Oxidation states
+2, +1
Electronegativity / Electronegativity
2(Pauling)
Density / Density
13.5336 g/cm³
Melting point / Melting point
234.32 K
Boiling point / Boiling point
629.88 K
Atomic radius / Atomic radius
209 pm(van der Waals)
First ionization energy
10.438 eV
Discovery year / Discovery
Ancient

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properties taken from PubChem periodic table snapshot (2026-10-04). Atomic weights may be reference values ​​or representative isotope masses and cannot be considered exact constants for all samples; density, phase transition points, and phase states depend on temperature, pressure, and allotropes. The solidification of helium requires pressure. Some properties of radioactive and superheavy elements are predicted values, and missing items are marked as not included. Please check the original source and experimental conditions for precise calculations.

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