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Mercury is an element. Mercury is purely made up of mercury atoms.

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What compounds does mercury make?

Mercury is able to be combined with many chemical elements.


What is oxidized Mercury?

Oxidized mercury refers to mercury that has combined with oxygen to form mercury oxide compounds. This can occur through chemical reactions or exposure to air and moisture.oxidized Mercury is less toxic than elemental mercury, but some mercury oxide compounds can still pose health hazards.


Why is mercury no longer used in many devices?

Mercury and most of its compounds are extremely toxic. In cases of spills involving mercury (such as from thermometers) specific cleaning procedures are used to avoid toxic exposure. Mercury can be inhaled and absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes, so containers of mercury are securely sealed to avoid spills and evaporation. Heating of mercury, or compounds of mercury that may decompose when heated, is always carried out with adequate ventilation in order to avoid exposure to mercury vapor. The most toxic forms of mercury are its organic compounds, such as methylmercury. However, inorganic compounds, such as cinnabar are also highly toxic by ingestion or inhalation of the dust. Mercury can cause both chronic and acute poisoning.


What is the most popular gas on mercury?

The most abundant gas on Mercury is oxygen, which makes up about 42% of its atmosphere. Other gases found on Mercury include sodium, hydrogen, helium, and potassium.


Wath are the compounds of Mercury?

Cinnabar (HgS) is the common ore of mercury.Mercuric chloride is a chemical compound with the formula HgCl2.Mercury oxide is the simple oxide with the formula HgO.Mercury selenide is a chemical compound of mercury and selenium with the formula (HgSe).Note this list of compound of mercury is not exhaustive.

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Which makes up most minerals-single elements or compounds?

compounds


What are the three types of mercury?

The three types of mercury are elemental mercury (Hg), inorganic mercury compounds, and organic mercury compounds. Elemental mercury is the form commonly found in thermometers; inorganic mercury compounds are often used in industrial processes; and organic mercury compounds can be found in certain seafood due to biomagnification in the food chain.


What is Mercury's main gas?

Molecular oxygen makes up 42% of Mercury's atmosphere.


How do you write a sentence with the word displace?

Zinc metal will displace mercury from most mercury compounds, forming liquid mercury and the corresponding zinc compounds.


What is mercury's mass made of?

It is made up of the material which makes up the planet.


Which makes up most minerals- single elements or compounds?

compound


Are mercury oxides mixtures?

Mercury oxides refer to chemical compounds that only contain mercury and oxygen atoms. They are not mixtures of different substances, but rather specific compounds with distinct chemical properties.


What compounds does mercury make?

Mercury is able to be combined with many chemical elements.


What makes up the surface of mercury?

rocks and gases mostly rocks


What is oxidized Mercury?

Oxidized mercury refers to mercury that has combined with oxygen to form mercury oxide compounds. This can occur through chemical reactions or exposure to air and moisture.oxidized Mercury is less toxic than elemental mercury, but some mercury oxide compounds can still pose health hazards.


Are mercury and iodine elements or compounds?

elements


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.