0
Liquid Mercury is an element, therefor cannot be made of any other compound. Its atomic number is 80 and its mass number is 200.59. It is one of only 2 elements that is liquid at room temperature (the other one is bromine). It is commonly used in thermometers. It is poisonous and can be ingested when eating food such as fish (but is not at high enough levels to cause major harm when ingested as long as eating that kind of food is restrained).
What else can I help you with?
What is the name of the liquid in a thermometer?
The red liquid in a liquid-in-glass thermometer is mineral spirits or ethanol alcohol mixed with red dye. A grey or silver liquid inside the thermometer is mercury. Mercury thermometers are not used anymore due to the dangers associated with mercury.
Why mercury is called quick silver?
It is only metal in liquid form. and is silver in colour and can only will be handled if it is frozen. it drives away from the hand quickly so due to silver colour liquid property called as quick silver.
Is mercury malleable or not malleable?
Mercury is a liquid metal.
What is the metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. Mercury (Mg) with atomic number 80. It is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. Another element that is liquid is bromine but it is a non-metal.
What unreactive metal is also a liquid?
i think it might be ----------sodium its Mercury. i did this in science.
What colour is mercury at room temperature?
It is a silvery liquid.
What is the colour off mercury?
the planet is brown and the element is a liquid silver
What is the name of the liquid in a thermometer?
The red liquid in a liquid-in-glass thermometer is mineral spirits or ethanol alcohol mixed with red dye. A grey or silver liquid inside the thermometer is mercury. Mercury thermometers are not used anymore due to the dangers associated with mercury.
What is the colour of the element mercury?
The same as that of the element silver, the color of which is called "silver" as a color also. A major difference is that mercury is liquid at room temperature and therefore is often more reflective than silver, which is susceptible to tarnishing.
Is Mercury a solid liquid gas?
mercury is a liquid
What can Mercury be described as being?
Liquid Mercury is a liquid with the density 13,534 g/cm3.
Why mercury is called quick silver?
It is only metal in liquid form. and is silver in colour and can only will be handled if it is frozen. it drives away from the hand quickly so due to silver colour liquid property called as quick silver.
Is Mercury a type of liquid?
At room temperature, the element Mercury is a liquid.
What is the liquid in thermometer's called?
Mercury the liquid inside thermometer is mercury.. but it is called thermometric liquid.
What phase of matter is Mercury?
Mercury's state of matter is a liquid. Mercury is not a good conductor of heat and cinnabar is the largest natural source for mercury.
What is the state of mercury in a thermometers?
Mercury in thermometers is in a liquid state, since mercury is liquid at room temperature.
What Mercury is liquid?
The element Mercury is liquid at STP. The planet Mercury is a rocky or terrestrial type planet.
