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Mercury - the Hg comes from the Latinized Greek hydrargyrum, which means watery or liquid silver.

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the abbreviation comes from its latin name hydrargyrum

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the origin of the symbol Hg is the Latin word "hydrargyrum" meaning "liquid silver"

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Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

On the Periodic Table it is located in group 12, period 6.

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Mercury is what that stands for.

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Hg is Mercury

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Hg is the symbol of the element, mercury

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mercury

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