Mercury is a heavy, silvery-white metal that is liquid at room temperature. It has a melting point of -38.87°C and a boiling point of 356.58°C. Mercury has various industrial and medical uses but is highly toxic, and exposure can be dangerous to human health. It forms compounds with other elements like chlorine, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium.

1. Mercury
By Leandra Ladouceur
(song: On Mercury
By RHCP)

2. Here it is on the
Mercury Periodic
is Table!!! 
in Group B

3. Here’s a
closer
look……. Atomic
Number
Symbol
Atomic
Mass

4. Values
• Mercury has a melting
point of -38.87 °C (-37.966 °F)
and a boiling point of
356.58 °C (673.844 °F)
• It’s density is 13.456 g/cm3
• Has two valence electrons

5. Physical Properties
• Heavy, silvery-white
metal
• May be thought as a
liquid at room
temperature, but it isn’t
wet.
• Poor conductor of heat,
but a fair conductor of
electricity.
Ewww.
Why would you
touch it??

6. Physical Chemical
Properties
Properties
• Heavy, silvery-white Unreactive
metal
• May be thought as a Highly reactive toxic agent
liquid at room
temperature, but it isn’t Non flammable
wet.
• Poor conductor of heat,
but a fair conductor of
electricity.

7. Here are some compounds
that contain mercury…….
• Mercury Chloride HgCl2
• Mercury Oxide Hg2O
• Mercury Sulfide Hg2S
• Mercury Selenide Hg2Se
• Mercury Telluride Hg2Te

8. OMG, Mercury is in what?!
Thermomete
rs! Seafood!
Cavity Batteries!
Fillings!