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Mercury's atomic number is 80. In nature, mercury has 3 possible conditions of electrical charge, or valence states. Elemental mercury (Hg0) has no electric charge. Mercury is also found in two positively charged, or cationic, states, Hg2+ (mercuric) and Hg1+(mercurous). The mercuric cation is more stable and is generally associated with inorganic molecules, such as sulfur (in the mineral cinnabar), chlorine (mercuric chloride), oxygen and hydroxyl ions. Hg2+ is also found in organic (carbon based) substances like dimethylmercury (Me2Hg), which is far more toxic than inorganic forms of mercury and bioaccumulates in the tissues of living organisms. Since mercury can be adsorbed easily onto small particles of matter, some scientists use the notation Hg(p) to represent elemental mercury attached onto or absorbed into a particle. taken from article - http://www.ec.gc.ca/MERCURY/EH/EN/eh-p.cfm?SELECT=EH
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What is the ionic charge of phosphite?
Phosphite has an ionic charge of -3.
What is the ionic charge of Californium?
The ionic charge of Californium is 3+.
What is the ionic charge of chlorine in its compounds?
In ionic chlorine compounds, the ionic charge of chlorine is -1.
What is an ionic number?
The ionic number is the positive or negetive charge an element has, such as Lithium has an ionic charge of +1.
What is the ionic charge of carbonic acid?
Zero. A compound will never have a net ionic charge.
What is the ionic charge of Californium?
The ionic charge of Californium is 3+.
What is the ionic charge of phosphite?
Phosphite has an ionic charge of -3.
What is the ionic charge of chlorine in its compounds?
In ionic chlorine compounds, the ionic charge of chlorine is -1.
What kinds of bonds does mercury form ionic covalent etc?
Mercury form ionic salts.
What is an ionic number?
The ionic number is the positive or negetive charge an element has, such as Lithium has an ionic charge of +1.
What is the ionic charge of carbonic acid?
Zero. A compound will never have a net ionic charge.
Is mercury a molecule or atom?
Mercury, as in Hg is an element. It is a metal, in the transition metals, that, when in an ionic bond, holds a +2 charge - making it a cation. Or, if pertaining to astronomy, Mercury is a planet in our solar system. It is the one closest to our sun.
What is the total charge of an ionic compound?
The net charge of any ionic compound is zero, in other words, ionic compounds are neutral.
What is the ionic charge of h2o?
The Ionic charge of H2O is 0 because H has a +1 charge and there are two H so it equals +2 and O has a -2 charge. So they balance out to a charge of zero
What is the ionic charge for rubidium?
Rubidium belongs to Alkali metals so its ionic charge is +1.
What is the net charge of the ionic compound fluoride?
The net charge of an ionic compound is equivalent to zero.
What ionic charge does fluorine have?
a negative charge
