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∙ 13y agoThere are several minerals that contain mercury; one of the most common is cinnabar, or mercury (II) sulfide.
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Is Mercury a metal?
Yes, mercury is a heavy, silvery metal that is liquid at normal temperatures.
Is liquid mercury a mineral?
maybe
Gold nugget a mineral?
Gold is a metal, not a mineral.
A metal that is a liquid at room temperature?
Mercury. is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
Are the elements boron mercury and krypton metals?
No, only mercury is a metal.
How would someone get the metal from planet Mercury?
The liquid metal "mercury" (also known as quicksilver) is not connected with the planet of the same name. The metal is refined on Earth from the mineral "cinnabar" (mercury sulfide).
Is a mercury minerals or a rock?
Mercury is neither a mineral nor a rock- it is a metal. Just happens to be liquid at room temperature.
Is mercury a mineral?
Minerals containing mercury are solid salts of the metal (e.g. cinnabar, corderoite, livingstonite, vermilion, calomel). The liquid metal must be extracted from these ores by smelting, as it does not exist in the metallic form naturally.
Which minerals dissolve in water?
Rock salt is a mineral that is easily soluble in room temperature water.
Is mercury a metalloid non metal or metal?
mercury is a metal. It is liquid at room temperature.
Is the Mercury in a thermometer considered a mineral?
No, because the metal mercury which is a liquid at room temperature, does not occur naturally in the "native" state. It is usually found as Cinnabar (Mercuric oxide). It is an element.
Is the mineral gold attracted to metal?
Gold is particularly attracted to mercury. In fact, mercury is used to extract gold from the ore that it is found in. Then a cyanide is used to make the mercury 'let go' of the gold in a manner in which people can recover it.
Is mercury malleable or not malleable?
Mercury is a liquid metal.
What group or family is Mercury in?
Mercury is in group 12 of the periodic table. Mercury is element number 80 with the symbol Hg.
Is Mercury a metal?
Yes, mercury is a heavy, silvery metal that is liquid at normal temperatures.
What metal is in cinnorbar?
Cinnabar is mercury(II) sulphide and the metal is mercury.
Is Mercury a metal or a non metal?
Mercury is a metal , with all the properties of a metal except it is a liquid at room temperature.for ex when we use a thermometer we found mercury in liquid form. it is a metal
