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You can hold Mercury in your hand -- I've done it. Perhaps not a good idea, mercury is poisonous, but it's only absorbed through the skin very, very slowly, so a single exposure isn't going to hurt you. If you do it wash your hands afterwards.

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Does Mercury contain liquid metal?

So NO. Mercury does NOT have water on it. The conditions on Mercury sure rule it out. As Mercury slowly rotates, the side facing the Sun experiences extremely high temperatures. At noon on the equator, the temperature rises to 700 Kelvin. And then dips down to just 100 Kelvin at night, since there's no atmosphere to hold in the temperature. Any water on the surface of Mercury would boil away quickly and escape into space because of Mercury's low gravity, and the constantly blowing solar wind.


What will happen if you hold a mercury thermometer from its bulb?

is it dangeorous to hold a thermometer from its bulb


Why does water drop spread on glass surface while mercury does not?

Water has stronger adhesive forces than adhesive forses. Mercury on the other hand has stronger cohesive forces than adhesive. cohesive forces hold molecules of the same substance together , vice-versa for adhesive forces


If you hold one end of a metal nail against a pice of ice the end in your hand soon becomes cold Does cold flow from the ice to your hand explain?

Rather than the cold flowing down to your hand, its heat flowing up to the ice. The ice wants to change states(solid to liquid). It pulls the heat from the metal, which is pulling it from your hand. Everything wants to reach an equilibrium, this is why there is wind, ocean currents, etc. Heat is no different.


How can you carry a microscope?

You need to hold the neck with one hand and the base with the other hand. Never hold the arms or else it will break.

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Can you hold Mercury in your hand?

Yes. It is a heavy metal and will lead to mercury poisoning over time as it is a cumulative exposure.it breaks in your hand.no poisoning is done if it dosent do inside your body . but if it goes may lead to cancer


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In the form of methylmercury, this metal can be held in bones.


Why cant you make animals follow you in minecraft?

You can, hold wheat in your hand and if your close enough they will follow you.


How do you change the driver side window switch on a 1999 mercury villager?

It's held on by one screw in the hand hold.


Why can't you hold mercury in your hand?

Because it's highly toxic and not only can some of the substance seep into your hand or any open wounds, but its vapors are extremely toxic.


Your pet mouse is terrified of you what can you do to make it not be?

Hold it. That sounds stupid but hold it everyday. soon it will learn, oh, the hand is not dangerous, its nice! Everytime you hold it give it a treat like a small peice of chees or something. IF you cant get him into your hand, get everything out of the cage, sit in the bath tub so he cant escape, and just let him get used to your smell and hands. Good luck!


Is wood or metal a better material to build a barn out of?

honistly it depends on if you like the look of metal vs. wood, wood looks better but metal will hold better. metal cant rot, lean, shrink, wrap or swell wood can do all of these.


You can use the metal and plastic mugs to hold cold drinks why does the metal mug feel colder even though the temperatures are the same?

Metal has a higher thermal conductivity, which means it moves heat much faster to / from your hand. So your hand feels "closer" to the contents in the mug.


Handles you cant hold?

The handles that you cannot hold in your hand are the little squares at the edges and corners of a graphic on the computer screen. The handle can be moved with the mouse pointer to re-size the graphic.


What is the name of the song with these lyrics I can feel you tremble when we touch can we tempt the hand of fate reaching out to both of us I can't hold back I'm on the edge?

"i cant hold back" by survivor