Element: Mercury, Closest planet to the sun: Mercury
No, the planet Mercury is just called Mercury. The element Mercury (Hg) is a chemical element and has nothing to do with the naming of the planet Mercury.
The ones who discovered the element Mercury were the ancients
This chemical element is mercury (Hg).
Mercury
Quicksilver
Mercury
The element mercury is named after the planet Mercury, the closest planet to the sun in our solar system. Both the planet and the element were named after the Roman god Mercury, who was known for his swiftness, as mercury is a fast-moving liquid metal.
Mercury
Mercury is an element and therefore a pure substance.
Quicksilver is another name for the ELEMENT Mercury, not the GOD Mercury. Anyway, Mercury's Greek counterpart was Hermes.
mercury is an element itself!!