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Mercury (element)
Mercury
is a
chemical element
with symbol
Hg
and
atomic number
80. It is commonly known as
quicksilver
and was formerly named
hydrargyrum
. A
heavy
, silvery
d-block
element, mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at
standard conditions for temperature and pressure
; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is
bromine
, though metals such as
caesium
,
gallium
, and
rubidium
melt just above room temperature.
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