0
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the purest form of mercury?
Yes it is. Methyl mercury is a soft Lewis acid and it binds to sulfur atoms, which are soft Lewis bases, in amino acids such as glutathione.
Are there any dangers from using mercury?
Yes, mercury is a heavy metal and fairly toxic.
What compounds does mercury form?
All forms of mercury are quite toxic, and each form exhibits different health and and it can be part of both inorganic and organic compounds.
Which is More toxic to humans inorganic Mercury or methyl Mercury?
Methyl mercury is more toxic
What liquid used to be in thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
What contributed most to the fish population dying during the 1970s salt toxic wastepredators mercury or iodine?
Toxic waste
Why element mercury is toxic when breathed?
Mercury is toxic - period. Not only when breathed. The point here is that mercury is so toxic that even small amounts can be harmful.
What human organ system is affected most by toxic mercury levels?
heart
Why is alchohol also used in thermometer?
Mercury is toxic and a heavy metal and thus alcohol is a less toxic alternative. Also, mercury will react with aluminum to form an amalgam and can rapidly damage an aircraft superstructure. Alcohol will not do this.
Why are mercury thermometers bad?
Mercury is highly toxic (poisonous). The gas evaporating from the spilled liquid mercury is dangerous.
What is the most common contaminant found in fish?
mercury Due to pollution, mercury can build up in the water where microorganisms convert it to the toxic methyl mercury
What liquid used to be in most thermometers?
Most thermometers used to contain mercury until it was found to be toxic.
