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No the element Mercury is not Radioactive.

None of the mercury ordinarily found in nature is radioactive. Like all elements, there are synthetic radioactive isotopes of mercury.

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Not really. It has tiny amounts of radioactive material, but probably less than you'd find just walking around on earth.

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Mercury is stable and not radioactive

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