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Mercury forms amalgams with most metals.

It can react with non-metals to form to types of compounds: mercurous and mercuric compounds.

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What elements do nonmetals react with?

Nonmetals may react with metal to form ionic compounds (salts) or other nonmetal elements to form organic compounds.


How did the other fishermen react to santiago?

The told him to read the book


Where do elements on the periodic table get their symbols from?

Some elements are named after the compound that they came from, or some attribute of it. Other elements are named after some aspect of the way in which the element was found. Still, there are other elements that get their names from places. Another interesting group of names comes from mythology. -Nev Singhota


Why do halogens react so easily with Alkali Metals?

The electron configuration is why they react. The Alkali metals have one electron in their outer shell and to complete their outer shell need 7 more electrons. They can give, take or share electrons with other atoms. This is when the Halogens come in handy. The Halogens have 7 electrons in their outer shells, and need one more to complete the outer shell. These can react very easily because they have both the perfect amounts to fill their outer shells and become compounds. Other atoms with other amounts to become atoms not ions needs another element to react with. Hope this helps, Matt.


What are the chemical properties of gold?

Gold is called a noble metal because it resists reacting with stuff. But it can be "convinced" to react, and it forms numerous compounds. It's oxidation states range from -1 to +5, with +1 and +3, Au(I) and Au(III), far and away the most common. Gold will dissolve in Mercury, but creates an amalgam rather than react with it to create a compound. Aurum (gold) resists most acids, though aqua regia (a 3:1 mix of concentrated hydrochloric and nitric acids) will attack gold, as will cyanide. In the unusual -1 state, gold will form compounds like CsAu (cesium auride). It will hook up with the most reactive of the Group 1 and Group 2 elements, the Alkali and Alkaline Earth elements. Remember that the activity of these elements increases as you go down the column. That's just the opposite of the Group 17 elements, the halogens (fluorine, chlorine, etc.), whose reactivity increases as you go up the column. Speaking of the halogens, the Group 17 elements, will react with gold (Au), and auric fluoride (gold fluoride, AuFl) and auric chloride (gold chloride, AuCl) would be examples. Gold will form compounds in its +1 oxidation state with other ions, and it will also similarily form a number of compounds in the +3 oxidation state. There are also compounds (cluster compounds) where gold will form a compound that includes both the +1 and +3 oxidation states of the metal. It has "dual" (fractional) oxidation states in a single compound. Links are provided for more information.

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Does mercury react with any other substance?

yes. Even though it is less reactive it reacts with elements. One example is K2HgI4


Does calcium react strongly when bonding with other elements?

Yes it does react strongly when bonding with other elements


What does neon react to?

Neon does not react with other elements.


What element does neon react to?

Neon does not react with other elements.


What does Mercury combine with?

it depends on what element it is because mercury combines easily with many other elements but not all of them.


Elements react with other elements based on the number of what in their outer shell?

Elements react with other elements based on the number of electrons in their outer shell, also called valence electrons.


Does selenium react with?

Selenium react with majority of other chemical elements.


What group off elements do not react with other elements?

Noble Gases


What don't stable elements do much with other elements?

React chemically.


What is the elements that don't react readily with other elements?

the periodic table


What are elements that don't react readily with other elements called?

inert