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It will make you sick, or in high amounts, kill you.

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Q: What happens if you breath the mercury vapor?
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What does the prefix atmo mean?

gas, vapor


When alchohol and mercury boil they both change from a liquid to what?

They change from a liquid to a vapor (gas).


What happens to your breath when it is 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside?

The reason you can see your breath in cold weather is because the water vapor in your breath is condensing (condensation). You can't see it in hot weather because condensation can't occur in warmer weather.


What is Mercury vapor?

Mercury vapor is the element mercury in the gas phase. It must be a pretty high temperature or low pressure because mercury doesn't turn into a gas very easily!


Why when were outside and speak fog comes out?

Because of condensation. When a glass of ice has vapor on the outside of it, it's because cold met heat. The same thing happens when heat meets cold, your breath turns to vapor.


What phase change happens when glass mists up from breath?

Water in the vapor phase changes to liquid phase due to the cooler glass temperature.


How does vapor change to liquid?

It condenses, this is what happens when the particles in a gas cool down. If you breath onto a piece of glass you can see a small amount of condensation


Why can you see your breath on a cold mirror?

What happens here is the following: You have water vapor in your breath; when it cools down (as when it gets near the cold mirror), the air can hold less humidity (it becomes saturated), and some of the water condensates.


What are the symptoms of mercury vapor?

Mercury is a poisonous elements. Symptoms of poisoning by mercury vapor include insomnia, headaches, weakness, tremors, twitching, sensation disturbances and changes in nerve responses.


Can mercury evaporate?

Yes, at room temperature its vapor pressure is about 0.1 Pa (0.0001 kPa, 0.000001 atm.). Be carefull, vapor of Mercury is very toxic.


Which light is brighter Metal Halide or mercury Vapor?

Between Metal Halide and Mercury Vapor the higher output is emitted from the Metal Halide lamp.


Does a metal halide and mercury vapor use the same ballast?

No. A mercury vapor lamp will work on a metal halide ballast, but not the other way around.