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class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Occurrence</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Occurrence-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chemistry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chemistry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Chemistry</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Chemistry-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Chemistry subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Chemistry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Compounds_of_mercury(I)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Compounds_of_mercury(I)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Compounds of mercury(I)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Compounds_of_mercury(I)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Compounds_of_mercury(II)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Compounds_of_mercury(II)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Compounds of mercury(II)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Compounds_of_mercury(II)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Organomercury_compounds" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Organomercury_compounds"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Organomercury compounds</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Organomercury_compounds-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Applications" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Applications"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Applications</span> </div> </a> <button 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Contemporary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.2</span> <span>Contemporary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Contemporary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Production_of_chlorine_and_caustic_soda" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Production_of_chlorine_and_caustic_soda"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Production of chlorine and caustic soda</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Production_of_chlorine_and_caustic_soda-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Laboratory_uses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Laboratory_uses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Laboratory uses</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Laboratory_uses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Thermometers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Thermometers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3.1</span> <span>Thermometers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Thermometers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mirrors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mirrors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3.2</span> <span>Mirrors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mirrors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Electrochemistry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Electrochemistry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3.3</span> <span>Electrochemistry</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Electrochemistry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Polarography_and_crystallography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Polarography_and_crystallography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3.4</span> <span>Polarography and crystallography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Polarography_and_crystallography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Niche_uses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Niche_uses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Niche uses</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Niche_uses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Skin_whitening" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Skin_whitening"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4.1</span> <span>Skin whitening</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Skin_whitening-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Firearms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a 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id="toc-Fish-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cosmetics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cosmetics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.5</span> <span>Cosmetics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cosmetics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Effects_and_symptoms_of_mercury_poisoning" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Effects_and_symptoms_of_mercury_poisoning"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.6</span> <span>Effects and symptoms of mercury poisoning</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Effects_and_symptoms_of_mercury_poisoning-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Treatment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Treatment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.7</span> <span>Treatment</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-European_Union" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#European_Union"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>European Union</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-European_Union-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scandinavia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scandinavia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Scandinavia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scandinavia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 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href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%89%A3%E1%8B%9C%E1%89%83" title="ባዜቃ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ባዜቃ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elleesilb%C3%A2" title="Elleesilbâ – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Elleesilbâ" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D8%A6%D8%A8%D9%82" title="زئبق – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="زئبق" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercurio_(elemento)" title="Mercurio (elemento) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Mercurio (elemento)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%AF" title="Սնդիկ – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Սնդիկ" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-rup mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-rup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghearyiru" title="Ghearyiru – Aromanian" lang="rup" hreflang="rup" data-title="Ghearyiru" data-language-autonym="Armãneashti" data-language-local-name="Aromanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Armãneashti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercuriu_(elementu)" title="Mercuriu (elementu) – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Mercuriu (elementu)" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuarepotimembe" title="Kuarepotimembe – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Kuarepotimembe" data-language-autonym="Avañe&#039;ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civ%C9%99" title="Civə – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Civə" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%87" title="جیوه – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="جیوه" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasa_(datu)" title="Rasa (datu) – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Rasa (datu)" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6" title="পারদ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="পারদ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%BAi-g%C3%AEn" title="Chúi-gîn – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Chúi-gîn" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D3%A9%D0%BC%D3%A9%D1%88" title="Терегөмөш – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Терегөмөш" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%86%D1%8C" title="Ртуць – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ртуць" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%86%D1%8C" title="Ртуць – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Ртуць" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE" title="पारा – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="पारा" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asugi" title="Asugi – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Asugi" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BA" title="Живак – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Живак" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%BA%E0%BD%A2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%81%E0%BD%B4%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8D" title="མེར་ཁུ་རི། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="མེར་ཁུ་རི།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDiva" title="Živa – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Živa" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevargant" title="Bevargant – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Bevargant" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercuri_(element)" title="Mercuri (element) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Mercuri (element)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%C4%95%D1%80%D0%BA%C4%95%D0%BC%C4%95%D0%BB" title="Чĕркĕмĕл – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Чĕркĕмĕл" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rtu%C5%A5" title="Rtuť – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Rtuť" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentuvivu" title="Argentuvivu – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Argentuvivu" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arian_byw_(elfen)" title="Arian byw (elfen) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Arian byw (elfen)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeeba" title="Zeeba – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Zeeba" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kviks%C3%B8lv" title="Kviksølv – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kviksølv" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82" title="زاواق – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="زاواق" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eallisilba" title="Eallisilba – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Eallisilba" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quecksilber" title="Quecksilber – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Quecksilber" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%8B%DE%A8%DE%83%DE%AD%DE%83%DE%A6%DE%80%DE%A6" title="ދިރޭރަހަ – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ދިރޭރަހަ" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9%C3%A9sh_t%C3%B3zh%C3%A1anii" title="Béésh tózháanii – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Béésh tózháanii" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elavh%C3%B5be" title="Elavhõbe – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Elavhõbe" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A5%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Υδράργυρος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Υδράργυρος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merc%C3%B9ri" title="Mercùri – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Mercùri" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Эрексия – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Эрексия" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercurio_(elemento)" title="Mercurio (elemento) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Mercurio (elemento)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidrargo" title="Hidrargo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Hidrargo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercuriu_(elementu)" title="Mercuriu (elementu) – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Mercuriu (elementu)" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkurio_(elementua)" title="Merkurio (elementua) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Merkurio (elementua)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%87" title="جیوه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جیوه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)" title="Mercury (element) – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Mercury (element)" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyksilvur" title="Kyksilvur – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Kyksilvur" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercure_(chimie)" title="Mercure (chimie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mercure (chimie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercuri_(element)" title="Mercuri (element) – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Mercuri (element)" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mearcair_(d%C3%BAil)" title="Mearcair (dúil) – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Mearcair (dúil)" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercur" title="Mercur – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Mercur" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mearcar_(meatailt)" title="Mearcar (meatailt) – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Mearcar (meatailt)" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercurio_(elemento)" title="Mercurio (elemento) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Mercurio (elemento)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ki mw-list-item"><a href="https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury" title="Mercury – Kikuyu" lang="ki" hreflang="ki" data-title="Mercury" data-language-autonym="Gĩkũyũ" data-language-local-name="Kikuyu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gĩkũyũ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8B" title="પારો – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="પારો" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BAi-ngi%C3%B9n" title="Súi-ngiùn – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Súi-ngiùn" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xal mw-list-item"><a href="https://xal.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D3%A9%D2%A3%D0%B3%D2%AF%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Мөңгүсан – Kalmyk" lang="xal" hreflang="xal" data-title="Мөңгүсан" data-language-autonym="Хальмг" data-language-local-name="Kalmyk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Хальмг</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%88%98%EC%9D%80" title="수은 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="수은" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-haw mw-list-item"><a href="https://haw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melekulia" title="Melekulia – Hawaiian" lang="haw" hreflang="haw" data-title="Melekulia" data-language-autonym="Hawaiʻi" data-language-local-name="Hawaiian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hawaiʻi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%AF" title="Սնդիկ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սնդիկ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE" title="पारा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="पारा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDiva" title="Živa – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Živa" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkurio" title="Merkurio – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Merkurio" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raksa" title="Raksa – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Raksa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercurio_(elemento)" title="Mercurio (elemento) – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Mercurio (elemento)" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%83" title="Джынасу – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Джынасу" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Mercury" title="I-Mercury – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="I-Mercury" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isigidi_(inhlwa)" title="Isigidi (inhlwa) – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Isigidi (inhlwa)" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvikasilfur" title="Kvikasilfur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Kvikasilfur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercurio_(elemento_chimico)" title="Mercurio (elemento chimico) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Mercurio (elemento chimico)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9B%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%AA" title="כספית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="כספית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C9%9Br%C9%A9k%C9%A9r%C9%A9" title="Mɛrɩkɩrɩ – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Mɛrɩkɩrɩ" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B8" title="ಪಾದರಸ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಪಾದರಸ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asugi" title="Asugi – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Asugi" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%AA%E1%83%AE%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%AC%E1%83%A7%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="ვერცხლისწყალი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ვერცხლისწყალი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BF" title="Сынап – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Сынап" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkuri" title="Merkuri – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Merkuri" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebaki" title="Zebaki – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Zebaki" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%8E%D1%80%D0%BA" title="Тюрк – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="Тюрк" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A8ki_(chimi)" title="Mèki (chimi) – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Mèki (chimi)" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%AEbeq" title="Zîbeq – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Zîbeq" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BF" title="Сымап – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Сымап" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%82%D1%8C" title="Ртуть – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Ртуть" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lbe mw-list-item"><a href="https://lbe.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%8C%D1%8E%D0%BC%D1%83_%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8" title="Хьюму муси – Lak" lang="lbe" hreflang="lbe" data-title="Хьюму муси" data-language-autonym="Лакку" data-language-local-name="Lak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лакку</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%BB%E0%BA%87%E0%BA%9B%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%81%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%9A)" title="Mercury (ອົງປະກອບ) – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="Mercury (ອົງປະກອບ)" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrargyrum" title="Hydrargyrum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Hydrargyrum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dz%C4%ABvsudrabs" title="Dzīvsudrabs – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Dzīvsudrabs" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quecks%C3%ABlwer" title="Quecksëlwer – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Quecksëlwer" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyvsidabris" title="Gyvsidabris – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gyvsidabris" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercuio_(elemento)" title="Mercuio (elemento) – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Mercuio (elemento)" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwik" title="Kwik – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Kwik" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artugu" title="Artugu – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="Artugu" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/margu" title="margu – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="margu" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>La .lojban.</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercurio_(element_chimich)" title="Mercurio (element chimich) – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Mercurio (element chimich)" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higany" title="Higany – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Higany" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Жива – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Жива" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volavelona" title="Volavelona – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Volavelona" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%82_(%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%82)" title="രസം (മൂലകം) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="രസം (മൂലകം)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konuoi" title="Konuoi – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Konuoi" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE" title="पारा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="पारा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%82" title="زيبق – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="زيبق" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%87" title="جیوه – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="جیوه" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raksa" title="Raksa – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Raksa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A5_%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%97%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%9B" title="ꯁꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯁꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C5%ABi-ng%E1%B9%B3%CC%80ng" title="Cūi-ngṳ̀ng – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Cūi-ngṳ̀ng" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D3%A9%D0%BD%D0%B3%D3%A9%D0%BD_%D1%83%D1%81" title="Мөнгөн ус – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Мөнгөн ус" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%92%E1%80%AB%E1%80%B8" title="ပြဒါး – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ပြဒါး" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nah mw-list-item"><a href="https://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoliamochitl" title="Yoliamochitl – Nahuatl" lang="nah" hreflang="nah" data-title="Yoliamochitl" data-language-autonym="Nāhuatl" data-language-local-name="Nahuatl" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nāhuatl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwik" title="Kwik – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kwik" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B" title="पारो – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="पारो" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B" title="पारो – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="पारो" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E9%8A%80" title="水銀 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="水銀" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwaksalwer" title="Kwaksalwer – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Kwaksalwer" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvikks%C3%B8lv" title="Kvikksølv – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kvikksølv" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvikks%C3%B8lv" title="Kvikksølv – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kvikksølv" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkurie_(kemial_elemente)" title="Merkurie (kemial elemente) – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Merkurie (kemial elemente)" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Novial</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercuri_(element)" title="Mercuri (element) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Mercuri (element)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Майдар – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Майдар" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%A6" title="ପାରଦ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ପାରଦ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisha_meetaa" title="Bisha meetaa – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Bisha meetaa" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simob" title="Simob – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Simob" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE" title="ਪਾਰਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਪਾਰਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%81" title="پارہ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="پارہ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87" title="پاره – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="پاره" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-koi mw-list-item"><a href="https://koi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%82%D1%8C" title="Ртуть – Komi-Permyak" lang="koi" hreflang="koi" data-title="Ртуть" data-language-autonym="Перем коми" data-language-local-name="Komi-Permyak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Перем коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercuri_(element)" title="Mercuri (element) – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Mercuri (element)" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quecks%C3%BClver" title="Quecksülver – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Quecksülver" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rt%C4%99%C4%87" title="Rtęć – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Rtęć" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merc%C3%BArio_(elemento_qu%C3%ADmico)" title="Mercúrio (elemento químico) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Mercúrio (elemento químico)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercur_(element)" title="Mercur (element) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Mercur (element)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaku_qullqi" title="Yaku qullqi – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Yaku qullqi" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%82%D1%8C" title="Ртуть – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Ртуть" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83" title="पारदः – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="पारदः" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merc%C3%B9riu_(elementu_ch%C3%ACmicu)" title="Mercùriu (elementu chìmicu) – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Mercùriu (elementu chìmicu)" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercur_(element)" title="Mercur (element) – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Mercur (element)" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kw%C3%A4ks%C3%A4%C3%A4lwer" title="Kwäksäälwer – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Kwäksäälwer" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhiva" title="Zhiva – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Zhiva" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercuriu_(elementu_ch%C3%ACmicu)" title="Mercuriu (elementu chìmicu) – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Mercuriu (elementu chìmicu)" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA" title="රසදිය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="රසදිය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)" title="Mercury (element) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Mercury (element)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortu%C5%A5" title="Ortuť – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Ortuť" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDivo_srebro" title="Živo srebro – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Živo srebro" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBywe_strzyb%C5%82o" title="Żywe strzybło – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Żywe strzybło" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkuri" title="Meerkuri – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Meerkuri" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%95" title="جیوە – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="جیوە" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Жива – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Жива" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDiva" title="Živa – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Živa" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_raksa" title="Cai raksa – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Cai raksa" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohopea" title="Elohopea – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Elohopea" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvicksilver" title="Kvicksilver – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Kvicksilver" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asoge" title="Asoge – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Asoge" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="பாதரசம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="பாதரசம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D3%A9%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%88" title="Терекөмеш – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Терекөмеш" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%81" title="పాదరసము – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="పాదరసము" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%97" title="ปรอท – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ปรอท" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B1" title="Симоб – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Симоб" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C4%B1va" title="Cıva – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Cıva" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%82%D1%8C" title="Ртуть – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Ртуть" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%81" title="پارہ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="پارہ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%90%D8%B1%D9%83%DB%87%D8%B1%D9%89%D9%8A(element)" title="مېركۇرىي(element) – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="مېركۇرىي(element)" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raemxngaenz" title="Raemxngaenz – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="Raemxngaenz" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vahcuengh</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artut%27" title="Artut&#039; – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Artut&#039;" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%E1%BB%A7y_ng%C3%A2n" title="Thủy ngân – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Thủy ngân" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidrargin" title="Hidrargin – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Hidrargin" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mierkeure_(elemint)" title="Mierkeure (elemint) – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="Mierkeure (elemint)" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%9E" title="汞 – Literary Chinese" lang="lzh" hreflang="lzh" data-title="汞" data-language-autonym="文言" data-language-local-name="Literary Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>文言</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asoge" title="Asoge – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Asoge" 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<td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Zinc" title="Zinc"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Zinc</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Gallium" title="Gallium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Gallium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Germanium" title="Germanium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Germanium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Arsenic" title="Arsenic"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Arsenic</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Selenium" title="Selenium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Selenium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Bromine" title="Bromine"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Bromine</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Krypton" title="Krypton"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Krypton</span></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Rubidium" title="Rubidium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#ff9999;">Rubidium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Strontium" title="Strontium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#ff9999;">Strontium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;; width:0;"> </td> <td colspan="13" style="border:none;padding:0;"> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Yttrium" title="Yttrium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Yttrium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Zirconium" title="Zirconium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Zirconium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Niobium" title="Niobium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Niobium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Molybdenum" title="Molybdenum"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Molybdenum</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Technetium" title="Technetium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Technetium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Ruthenium" title="Ruthenium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Ruthenium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Rhodium" title="Rhodium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Rhodium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Palladium" title="Palladium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Palladium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Silver" title="Silver"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Silver</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Cadmium" title="Cadmium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Cadmium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Indium" title="Indium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Indium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Tin</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Antimony" title="Antimony"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Antimony</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Tellurium" title="Tellurium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Tellurium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Iodine" title="Iodine"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Iodine</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Xenon" title="Xenon"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Xenon</span></a> </td></tr> <tr style="border:none;padding:0;"> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Caesium" title="Caesium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#ff9999;">Caesium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Barium" title="Barium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#ff9999;">Barium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Lanthanum" title="Lanthanum"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Lanthanum</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Cerium" title="Cerium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Cerium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Praseodymium" title="Praseodymium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Praseodymium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Neodymium" title="Neodymium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Neodymium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Promethium" title="Promethium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Promethium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Samarium" title="Samarium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Samarium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Europium" title="Europium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Europium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Gadolinium" title="Gadolinium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Gadolinium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Terbium" title="Terbium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Terbium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Dysprosium" title="Dysprosium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Dysprosium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Holmium" title="Holmium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Holmium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Erbium" title="Erbium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Erbium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Thulium" title="Thulium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Thulium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Ytterbium" title="Ytterbium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Ytterbium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Lutetium" title="Lutetium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Lutetium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Hafnium" title="Hafnium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Hafnium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Tantalum" title="Tantalum"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Tantalum</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Tungsten" title="Tungsten"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Tungsten</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Rhenium" title="Rhenium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Rhenium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Osmium" title="Osmium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Osmium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Iridium" title="Iridium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Iridium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Platinum" title="Platinum"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Platinum</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Gold</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff; border:1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box;;">Mercury (element)</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Thallium" title="Thallium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Thallium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Lead</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Bismuth" title="Bismuth"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Bismuth</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Polonium" title="Polonium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Polonium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Astatine" title="Astatine"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Astatine</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Radon" title="Radon"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Radon</span></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Francium" title="Francium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#ff9999;">Francium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Radium" title="Radium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#ff9999;">Radium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Actinium" title="Actinium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Actinium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Thorium" title="Thorium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Thorium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Protactinium" title="Protactinium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Protactinium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Uranium" title="Uranium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Uranium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Neptunium" title="Neptunium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Neptunium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Plutonium" title="Plutonium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Plutonium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Americium" title="Americium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Americium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Curium" title="Curium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Curium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Berkelium" title="Berkelium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Berkelium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Californium" title="Californium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Californium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Einsteinium" title="Einsteinium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Einsteinium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Fermium" title="Fermium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Fermium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Mendelevium" title="Mendelevium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Mendelevium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Nobelium" title="Nobelium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#9bff99;">Nobelium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Lawrencium" title="Lawrencium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Lawrencium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Rutherfordium" title="Rutherfordium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Rutherfordium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Dubnium" title="Dubnium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Dubnium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Seaborgium" title="Seaborgium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Seaborgium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Bohrium" title="Bohrium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Bohrium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Hassium" title="Hassium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Hassium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Meitnerium" title="Meitnerium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Meitnerium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Darmstadtium" title="Darmstadtium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Darmstadtium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Roentgenium" title="Roentgenium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Roentgenium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Copernicium" title="Copernicium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#99ccff;">Copernicium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Nihonium" title="Nihonium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Nihonium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Flerovium" title="Flerovium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Flerovium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Moscovium" title="Moscovium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Moscovium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Livermorium" title="Livermorium"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Livermorium</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessine" title="Tennessine"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Tennessine</span></a> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;"><a href="/wiki/Oganesson" title="Oganesson"><span style="display:block;width:6px;height:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;color:transparent;background-color:#fdff8c;">Oganesson</span></a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:100%; width:10px; border:none;"><a href="/wiki/Cadmium" title="Cadmium">Cd</a><br />↑<br /><strong>Hg</strong><br />↓<br /><a href="/wiki/Copernicium" title="Copernicium">Cn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="nowrap" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:100%; padding-top:0; padding-bottom:1px; border:none;"><a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a> ← <strong>mercury</strong> → <a href="/wiki/Thallium" title="Thallium">thallium</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Atomic_number" title="Atomic number">Atomic number</a> <span style="font-weight:normal;">(<i>Z</i>)</span></span></th><td class="infobox-data">80</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Group_(periodic_table)" title="Group (periodic table)">Group</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Group_12_element" title="Group 12 element">group&#160;12</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Period_(periodic_table)" title="Period (periodic table)">Period</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Period_6_element" title="Period 6 element">period&#160;6</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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title="Density">Density</a>&#x20;<span style="font-weight:normal;">(near&#160;<a href="/wiki/Room_temperature" title="Room temperature">r.t.</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">13.546&#160;g/cm<sup>3</sup>&#8201;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Triple_point" title="Triple point">Triple point</a></th><td class="infobox-data">234.3156&#160;K,&#x20;&#x200b;1.65 × 10<sup>−7</sup>&#160;kPa&#x20;</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Critical_point_(thermodynamics)" title="Critical point (thermodynamics)">Critical point</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1750&#160;K, 172.00&#160;MPa&#x20;</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Enthalpy_of_fusion" title="Enthalpy of fusion">Heat of fusion</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2.29&#160;<a 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radius">Van der Waals radius</a></th><td class="infobox-data">155&#160;pm&#x20;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:80_(Hg_I)_NIST_ASD_emission_spectrum.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Color lines in a spectral range" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/80_%28Hg_I%29_NIST_ASD_emission_spectrum.png/240px-80_%28Hg_I%29_NIST_ASD_emission_spectrum.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/80_%28Hg_I%29_NIST_ASD_emission_spectrum.png/360px-80_%28Hg_I%29_NIST_ASD_emission_spectrum.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/80_%28Hg_I%29_NIST_ASD_emission_spectrum.png/480px-80_%28Hg_I%29_NIST_ASD_emission_spectrum.png 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><strong><a href="/wiki/Spectral_line" title="Spectral line">Spectral lines</a> of mercury</strong></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color:inherit; background:#99ccff">Other properties</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Natural occurrence</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Primordial_nuclide" title="Primordial nuclide">primordial</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Crystal_structure" title="Crystal structure">Crystal structure</a></th><td class="infobox-data">&#x20;&#x200b;<a href="/wiki/Trigonal_crystal_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Trigonal crystal system">rhombohedral</a>&#x20;(<a href="/wiki/Pearson_symbol" title="Pearson symbol">hR1</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Lattice_constant" title="Lattice constant">Lattice constants</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="float:right;"><span class="mw-default-size notpageimage skin-invert" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhombohedral.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Rhombohedral crystal structure for mercury" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Rhombohedral.svg/50px-Rhombohedral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Rhombohedral.svg/75px-Rhombohedral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Rhombohedral.svg/100px-Rhombohedral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="139" data-file-height="141" /></a></span></div><i>a</i><sub>r</sub>&#160;=&#160;301.06&#160;pm<br />α&#160;=&#160;70.529°<br /><i>a</i><sub>h</sub>&#160;=&#160;347.64&#160;pm<br /><i>c</i><sub>h</sub>&#160;=&#160;673.20&#160;pm (at&#160;triple&#160;point)<sup id="cite_ref-Arblaster_2018_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arblaster_2018-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><sup>196</sup>Hg </th> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">0.15% </td> <td rowspan="1" colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Stable_isotope" class="mw-redirect" title="Stable isotope">stable</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><sup>197</sup>Hg </th> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">synth </td> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7005230904000000000♠"></span>64.14&#160;h</span> </td> <td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="float: left; font-size: 115%; padding: 0;">ε</span><span style="float: right; padding-left: 0.2em;"></span> </td> <td style="text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Gold-197" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold-197"><sup>197</sup>Au</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><sup>198</sup>Hg </th> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">10.0% </td> <td rowspan="1" colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">stable </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><sup>199</sup>Hg </th> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">16.9% </td> <td rowspan="1" colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">stable </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><sup>200</sup>Hg </th> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">23.1% </td> <td rowspan="1" colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">stable </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><sup>201</sup>Hg </th> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">13.2% </td> <td rowspan="1" colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">stable </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><sup>202</sup>Hg </th> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">29.7% </td> <td rowspan="1" colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">stable </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><sup>203</sup>Hg </th> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">synth </td> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7006402727680000000♠"></span>46.612&#160;d</span> </td> <td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="float: left; font-size: 115%; padding: 0;"><a href="/wiki/Beta_minus_decay" class="mw-redirect" title="Beta minus decay">β<sup>−</sup></a></span><span style="float: right; padding-left: 0.2em;"></span> </td> <td style="text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Thallium-203" class="mw-redirect" title="Thallium-203"><sup>203</sup>Tl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><sup>204</sup>Hg </th> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">6.82% </td> <td rowspan="1" colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">stable </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="color:inherit; background:#99ccff"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Category:Mercury_(element)" title="Category:Mercury (element)">Category: Mercury (element)</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_mercury" title="Template:Infobox mercury"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Infobox_mercury" title="Template talk:Infobox mercury"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Infobox_mercury" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Infobox mercury"><span title="Edit this template">edit</span></a></li></ul></div>&#x20;|&#x20;<a href="/wiki/List_of_data_references_for_chemical_elements" title="List of data references for chemical elements">references</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mercury</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Chemical_element" title="Chemical element">chemical element</a>; it has <a href="/wiki/Symbol_(chemistry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Symbol (chemistry)">symbol</a> <b>Hg</b> and <a href="/wiki/Atomic_number" title="Atomic number">atomic number</a> 80. It is also known as <b>quicksilver</b> and was formerly named <b>hydrargyrum</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="&#39;h&#39; in &#39;hi&#39;">h</span><span title="/aɪ/: &#39;i&#39; in &#39;tide&#39;">aɪ</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="&#39;d&#39; in &#39;dye&#39;">d</span><span title="&#39;r&#39; in &#39;rye&#39;">r</span><span title="/ɑːr/: &#39;ar&#39; in &#39;far&#39;">ɑːr</span><span title="/dʒ/: &#39;j&#39; in &#39;jam&#39;">dʒ</span><span title="/ər/: &#39;er&#39; in &#39;letter&#39;">ər</span><span title="/ə/: &#39;a&#39; in &#39;about&#39;">ə</span><span title="&#39;m&#39; in &#39;my&#39;">m</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling">hy-<span style="font-size:90%">DRAR</span>-jər-əm</i></a>) from the Greek words <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">hydor</i></span> <span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">water</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span> and <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">argyros</i></span> <span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">silver</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>, from which its chemical symbol is derived.<sup id="cite_ref-etym_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-etym-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_element" class="mw-redirect" title="Heavy metal element">heavy</a>, silvery <a href="/wiki/D-block" class="mw-redirect" title="D-block">d-block</a> element, mercury is the only metallic element that is known to be liquid at <a href="/wiki/Standard_temperature_and_pressure" title="Standard temperature and pressure">standard temperature and pressure</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is the <a href="/wiki/Halogen" title="Halogen">halogen</a> <a href="/wiki/Bromine" title="Bromine">bromine</a>, though metals such as <a href="/wiki/Caesium" title="Caesium">caesium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gallium" title="Gallium">gallium</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rubidium" title="Rubidium">rubidium</a> melt just above <a href="/wiki/Room_temperature" title="Room temperature">room temperature</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as <a href="/wiki/Cinnabar" title="Cinnabar">cinnabar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mercuric_sulfide" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercuric sulfide">mercuric sulfide</a>). The red pigment <a href="/wiki/Vermilion" title="Vermilion">vermilion</a> is obtained by <a href="/wiki/Mill_(grinding)" title="Mill (grinding)">grinding</a> natural cinnabar or synthetic mercuric sulfide. Exposure to mercury and mercury-containing organic compounds is toxic to the <a href="/wiki/Nervous_system" title="Nervous system">nervous system</a>, <a href="/wiki/Immune_system" title="Immune system">immune system</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kidney" title="Kidney">kidneys</a> of humans and other animals; <a href="/wiki/Mercury_poisoning" title="Mercury poisoning">mercury poisoning</a> can result from exposure to water-soluble forms of mercury (such as <a href="/wiki/Mercuric_chloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercuric chloride">mercuric chloride</a> or <a href="/wiki/Methylmercury" title="Methylmercury">methylmercury</a>) either directly or through mechanisms of <a href="/wiki/Biomagnification" title="Biomagnification">biomagnification</a>. </p><p>Mercury is used in <a href="/wiki/Thermometer" title="Thermometer">thermometers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barometer" title="Barometer">barometers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manometer" class="mw-redirect" title="Manometer">manometers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sphygmomanometer" title="Sphygmomanometer">sphygmomanometers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Float_valve" class="mw-redirect" title="Float valve">float valves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercury_switch" title="Mercury switch">mercury switches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercury_relay" title="Mercury relay">mercury relays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp" title="Fluorescent lamp">fluorescent lamps</a> and other devices, although concerns about the element's toxicity have led to the phasing out of such mercury-containing instruments.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It remains in use in scientific research applications and in <a href="/wiki/Amalgam_(dentistry)" title="Amalgam (dentistry)">amalgam</a> for <a href="/wiki/Dental_restoration" title="Dental restoration">dental restoration</a> in some locales. It is also used in <a href="/wiki/Fluorescent_lighting" class="mw-redirect" title="Fluorescent lighting">fluorescent lighting</a>. Electricity passed through mercury vapor in a fluorescent lamp produces short-wave <a href="/wiki/Ultraviolet_light" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultraviolet light">ultraviolet light</a>, which then causes the <a href="/wiki/Phosphor" title="Phosphor">phosphor</a> in the tube to <a href="/wiki/Fluoresce" class="mw-redirect" title="Fluoresce">fluoresce</a>, making visible light. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Physical_properties">Physical properties</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pound-coin-floating-in-mercury.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pound-coin-floating-in-mercury.jpg/220px-Pound-coin-floating-in-mercury.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pound-coin-floating-in-mercury.jpg/330px-Pound-coin-floating-in-mercury.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pound-coin-floating-in-mercury.jpg/440px-Pound-coin-floating-in-mercury.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="1836" /></a><figcaption>An old<sup id="cite_ref-BBCnewpound_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnewpound-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/One_pound_(British_decimal_coin)" class="mw-redirect" title="One pound (British decimal coin)">pound coin</a> (density ~7.6&#160;g/cm<sup>3</sup>) floats on mercury due to the <a href="/wiki/Buoyancy_force" class="mw-redirect" title="Buoyancy force">buoyancy force</a> upon it and appears to float higher because of the strong <a href="/wiki/Surface_tension" title="Surface tension">surface tension</a> of the mercury.</figcaption></figure> <p>Mercury is a heavy, silvery-white metal that is liquid at room temperature. Compared to other metals, it is a poor conductor of heat, but a fair conductor of electricity.<sup id="cite_ref-CRC_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has a <a href="/wiki/Melting_point" title="Melting point">melting point</a> of −38.83&#160;°C<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Boiling_point" title="Boiling point">boiling point</a> of 356.73&#160;°C,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Norrby_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norrby-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> both the lowest of any stable metal, although preliminary experiments on <a href="/wiki/Copernicium" title="Copernicium">copernicium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flerovium" title="Flerovium">flerovium</a> have indicated that they have even lower boiling points.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This effect is due to <a href="/wiki/Lanthanide_contraction" title="Lanthanide contraction">lanthanide contraction</a> and <a href="/wiki/Relativistic_quantum_chemistry" title="Relativistic quantum chemistry">relativistic contraction</a> reducing the orbit radius of the outermost electrons, and thus weakening the metallic bonding in mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-Norrby_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norrby-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Upon freezing, the volume of mercury decreases by 3.59% and its density changes from 13.69&#160;g/cm<sup>3</sup> when liquid to 14.184&#160;g/cm<sup>3</sup> when solid. The coefficient of volume expansion is 181.59 × 10<sup>−6</sup> at 0&#160;°C, 181.71 × 10<sup>−6</sup> at 20&#160;°C and 182.50 × 10<sup>−6</sup> at 100&#160;°C (per&#160;°C). Solid mercury is malleable and ductile, and can be cut with a knife.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Table of thermal and physical properties of liquid mercury:<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <td>Temperature (°C) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Density" title="Density">Density</a> (kg/m<sup>3</sup>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Specific_heat_capacity" title="Specific heat capacity">Specific heat</a> (kJ/(kg·K)) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Viscosity#Kinematic_viscosity" title="Viscosity">Kinematic viscosity</a> (m<sup>2</sup>/s) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thermal_conductivity_and_resistivity" title="Thermal conductivity and resistivity">Conductivity</a> (W/(m·K)) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thermal_diffusivity" title="Thermal diffusivity">Thermal diffusivity</a> (m<sup>2</sup>/s) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prandtl_number" title="Prandtl number">Prandtl Number</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulk_modulus" title="Bulk modulus">Bulk modulus</a> (K<sup>−1</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>0 </td> <td>13628.22 </td> <td>0.1403 </td> <td>1.24 × 10<sup>−7</sup> </td> <td>8.2 </td> <td>4.30 × 10<sup>−6</sup> </td> <td>0.0288 </td> <td>0.000181 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td>13579.04 </td> <td>0.1394 </td> <td>1.14 × 10<sup>−7</sup> </td> <td>8.69 </td> <td>4.61 × 10<sup>−6</sup> </td> <td>0.0249 </td> <td>0.000181 </td></tr> <tr> <td>50 </td> <td>13505.84 </td> <td>0.1386 </td> <td>1.04 × 10<sup>−7</sup> </td> <td>9.4 </td> <td>5.02 × 10<sup>−6</sup> </td> <td>0.0207 </td> <td>0.000181 </td></tr> <tr> <td>100 </td> <td>13384.58 </td> <td>0.1373 </td> <td>9.28 × 10<sup>−8</sup> </td> <td>10.51 </td> <td>5.72 × 10<sup>−6</sup> </td> <td>0.0162 </td> <td>0.000181 </td></tr> <tr> <td>150 </td> <td>13264.28 </td> <td>0.1365 </td> <td>8.53 × 10<sup>−8</sup> </td> <td>11.49 </td> <td>6.35 × 10<sup>−6</sup> </td> <td>0.0134 </td> <td>0.000181 </td></tr> <tr> <td>200 </td> <td>13144.94 </td> <td>0.157 </td> <td>8.02 × 10<sup>−8</sup> </td> <td>12.34 </td> <td>6.91 × 10<sup>−6</sup> </td> <td>0.0116 </td> <td>0.000181 </td></tr> <tr> <td>250 </td> <td>13025.6 </td> <td>0.1357 </td> <td>7.65 × 10<sup>−8</sup> </td> <td>13.07 </td> <td>7.41 × 10<sup>−6</sup> </td> <td>0.0103 </td> <td>0.000183 </td></tr> <tr> <td>315.5 </td> <td>12847 </td> <td>0.134 </td> <td>6.73 × 10<sup>−8</sup> </td> <td>14.02 </td> <td>8.15 × 10<sup>−6</sup> </td> <td>0.0083 </td> <td>0.000186 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chemical_properties">Chemical properties</h3></div> <p>Mercury does not react with most acids, such as dilute <a href="/wiki/Sulfuric_acid" title="Sulfuric acid">sulfuric acid</a>, although <a href="/wiki/Oxidizing_acid" title="Oxidizing acid">oxidizing acids</a> such as concentrated sulfuric acid and <a href="/wiki/Nitric_acid" title="Nitric acid">nitric acid</a> or <a href="/wiki/Aqua_regia" title="Aqua regia">aqua regia</a> dissolve it to give <a href="/wiki/Mercuric_sulfate" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercuric sulfate">sulfate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_nitrate" title="Mercury(II) nitrate">nitrate</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_chloride" title="Mercury(II) chloride">chloride</a>. Like silver, mercury reacts with atmospheric <a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_sulfide" title="Hydrogen sulfide">hydrogen sulfide</a>. Mercury reacts with solid sulfur flakes, which are used in mercury spill kits to absorb mercury (spill kits also use <a href="/wiki/Activated_carbon" title="Activated carbon">activated carbon</a> and powdered zinc).<sup id="cite_ref-Greenwood_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greenwood-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Amalgams">Amalgams</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercury_discharge_tube.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Mercury_discharge_tube.jpg/220px-Mercury_discharge_tube.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Mercury_discharge_tube.jpg/330px-Mercury_discharge_tube.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Mercury_discharge_tube.jpg/440px-Mercury_discharge_tube.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Mercury-discharge spectral calibration lamp</figcaption></figure> <p>Mercury dissolves many metals such as <a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a> and <a href="/wiki/Silver" title="Silver">silver</a> to form <a href="/wiki/Amalgam_(chemistry)" title="Amalgam (chemistry)">amalgams</a>. <a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">Iron</a> is an exception, and iron flasks have traditionally been used to transport the material.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Several other first row transition metals with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Manganese" title="Manganese">manganese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">copper</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zinc" title="Zinc">zinc</a> are also resistant in forming amalgams. Other elements that do not readily form amalgams with mercury include <a href="/wiki/Platinum" title="Platinum">platinum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sodium_amalgam" title="Sodium amalgam">Sodium amalgam</a> is a common reducing agent in <a href="/wiki/Organic_synthesis" title="Organic synthesis">organic synthesis</a>, and is also used in <a href="/wiki/High-pressure_sodium" class="mw-redirect" title="High-pressure sodium">high-pressure sodium</a> lamps. </p><p>Mercury readily combines with <a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">aluminium</a> to form a <a href="/wiki/Aluminium_amalgam" title="Aluminium amalgam">mercury-aluminium amalgam</a> when the two pure metals come into contact.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Since the amalgam destroys the <a href="/wiki/Aluminium_oxide" title="Aluminium oxide">aluminium oxide</a> layer which protects metallic aluminium from oxidizing in-depth (as in iron <a href="/wiki/Rust" title="Rust">rusting</a>), even small amounts of mercury can seriously corrode aluminium. For this reason, mercury is not allowed aboard an aircraft under most circumstances because of the risk of it forming an amalgam with exposed aluminium parts in the aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-CorrAl_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CorrAl-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Liquid_metal_embrittlement#Mercury_embrittlement" title="Liquid metal embrittlement">Mercury embrittlement</a> is the most common type of liquid metal embrittlement, as mercury is a natural component of some <a href="/wiki/Petroleum_reservoir" title="Petroleum reservoir">hydrocarbon reservoirs</a> and will come into contact with petroleum processing equipment under normal conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Isotopes">Isotopes</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Isotopes_of_mercury" title="Isotopes of mercury">Isotopes of mercury</a></div> <p>There are seven stable <a href="/wiki/Isotope" title="Isotope">isotopes</a> of mercury, with <span class="chemf nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.5em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">202</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span>Hg</span> being the most abundant (29.86%). The longest-lived <a href="/wiki/Radioisotope" class="mw-redirect" title="Radioisotope">radioisotopes</a> are <span class="chemf nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.5em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">194</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span>Hg</span> with a <a href="/wiki/Half-life" title="Half-life">half-life</a> of 444 years, and <span class="chemf nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.5em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">203</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span>Hg</span> with a half-life of 46.612 days. Most of the remaining radioisotopes have half-lives that are less than a day. <span class="chemf nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.5em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">206</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span>Hg</span> occurs naturally in tiny traces as an intermediate decay product of <span class="chemf nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.5em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">238</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span>U</span>. <span class="chemf nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.5em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">199</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span>Hg</span> and <span class="chemf nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.5em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">201</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span>Hg</span> are the most often studied <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_magnetic_resonance" title="Nuclear magnetic resonance">NMR</a>-active nuclei, having spins of <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>&#8260;<span class="den">2</span></span> and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">3</span>&#8260;<span class="den">2</span></span> respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-CRC_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercury_symbol_(fixed_width).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Mercury_symbol_%28fixed_width%29.svg/120px-Mercury_symbol_%28fixed_width%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Mercury_symbol_%28fixed_width%29.svg/180px-Mercury_symbol_%28fixed_width%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Mercury_symbol_%28fixed_width%29.svg/240px-Mercury_symbol_%28fixed_width%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><figcaption>The symbol for <a href="/wiki/Mercury_(planet)" title="Mercury (planet)">the planet Mercury</a> (☿) has been used since ancient times to represent the element</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Hg</i> is the modern <a href="/wiki/Chemical_symbol" title="Chemical symbol">chemical symbol</a> for mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is an abbreviation of <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">hydrargyrum</i></span>, a <a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Greek" title="Romanization of Greek">romanized</a> form of the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">ancient Greek</a> name for mercury, <span lang="grc"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BD%91%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82#Ancient_Greek" class="extiw" title="wikt:ὑδράργυρος">ὑδράργυρος</a></span> (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">hydrargyros</i></span>). <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">Hydrargyros</i></span> is a Greek compound word meaning <span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">water-silver</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>, from <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">ὑδρ</span></span>- (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">hydr</i></span>-), the root of <span lang="grc"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BD%95%CE%B4%CF%89%CF%81#Ancient_Greek" class="extiw" title="wikt:ὕδωρ">ὕδωρ</a></span> (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">hydor</i></span>) <span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">water</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>, and <span lang="grc"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%84%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82#Ancient_Greek" class="extiw" title="wikt:ἄργυρος">ἄργυρος</a></span> (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">argyros</i></span>) <span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">silver</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-etym_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-etym-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Like the English name <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quicksilver" class="extiw" title="wikt:quicksilver">quicksilver</a> (<span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">living-silver</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>), this name was due to mercury's liquid and shiny properties.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The modern English name <i>mercury</i> comes from the planet <a href="/wiki/Mercury_(planet)" title="Mercury (planet)">Mercury</a>. In medieval <a href="/wiki/Alchemy" title="Alchemy">alchemy</a>, the seven known metals—quicksilver, <a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a>, <a href="/wiki/Silver" title="Silver">silver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">copper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">lead</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">tin</a>—were associated with the seven planets. Quicksilver was associated with the fastest planet, which had been named after the Roman god <a href="/wiki/Mercury_(mythology)" title="Mercury (mythology)">Mercury</a>, who was associated with speed and mobility. The astrological symbol for the planet became one of the <a href="/wiki/Alchemical_symbol" title="Alchemical symbol">alchemical symbols</a> for the metal, and <i>Mercury</i> became an alternative name for the metal. Mercury is the only metal for which the alchemical planetary name survives, as it was decided it was preferable to <i>quicksilver</i> as a chemical name.<sup id="cite_ref-Stillman_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stillman-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <p>Mercury was found in <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">Egyptian</a> tombs that date from 1500 BC;<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cinnabar" title="Cinnabar">cinnabar</a>, the most common natural source of mercury, has been in use since the <a href="/wiki/Neolithic_age" class="mw-redirect" title="Neolithic age">Neolithic Age</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibet</a>, mercury use was thought to prolong life, heal fractures, and maintain generally good health, although it is now known that exposure to mercury vapor leads to serious adverse health effects.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first emperor of a unified China, <a href="/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang" title="Qin Shi Huang">Qín Shǐ Huáng Dì</a>—allegedly buried in a <a href="/wiki/Mausoleum_of_the_First_Qin_Emperor" class="mw-redirect" title="Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor">tomb</a> that contained rivers of flowing mercury on a model of the land he ruled, representative of the rivers of China—was reportedly killed by drinking a mercury and powdered <a href="/wiki/Jade" title="Jade">jade</a> mixture formulated by <a href="/wiki/Qin_dynasty" title="Qin dynasty">Qin</a> alchemists intended as an elixir of immortality.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wright_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wright-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Khumarawayh_ibn_Ahmad_ibn_Tulun" title="Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun">Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun</a>, the second <a href="/wiki/Tulunid" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulunid">Tulunid</a> ruler of Egypt (r. 884–896), known for his extravagance and <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/profligacy" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:profligacy">profligacy</a>, reportedly built a basin filled with mercury, on which he would lie on top of air-filled cushions and be rocked to sleep.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2014 "large quantities" of mercury were discovered in a chamber 60 feet below the 1800-year-old pyramid known as the <a href="/wiki/Temple_of_the_Feathered_Serpent" class="mw-redirect" title="Temple of the Feathered Serpent">Temple of the Feathered Serpent</a>, the third-largest pyramid of <a href="/wiki/Teotihuacan" title="Teotihuacan">Teotihuacan</a>, Mexico, along with "jade statues, jaguar remains, a box filled with carved shells and rubber balls".<sup id="cite_ref-Yuhas_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yuhas-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Lamanai" title="Lamanai">Lamanai</a>, once a major city of the <a href="/wiki/Maya_civilization" title="Maya civilization">Maya civilization</a>, a pool of mercury was found under a marker in a <a href="/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballcourt" title="Mesoamerican ballcourt">Mesoamerican ballcourt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Aristotle" title="Aristotle">Aristotle</a> recounts that <a href="/wiki/Daedalus" title="Daedalus">Daedalus</a> made a wooden statue of <a href="/wiki/Aphrodite" title="Aphrodite">Aphrodite</a> move by pouring quicksilver in its interior.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Greek_mythology" title="Greek mythology">Greek mythology</a> Daedalus gave the appearance of voice in his statues using quicksilver. The <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greece" title="Ancient Greece">ancient Greeks</a> used <a href="/wiki/Cinnabar" title="Cinnabar">cinnabar</a> (mercury sulfide) in ointments; the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptians" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Egyptians">ancient Egyptians</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Romans</a> used it in <a href="/wiki/Cosmetics" title="Cosmetics">cosmetics</a>. By 500 BC mercury was used to make <a href="/wiki/Amalgam_(chemistry)" title="Amalgam (chemistry)">amalgams</a> (Medieval Latin <i>amalgama</i>, "alloy of mercury") with other metals.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Alchemy" title="Alchemy">Alchemists</a> thought of mercury as the <a href="/wiki/Prima_materia" title="Prima materia">First Matter</a> from which all metals were formed. They believed that different <a href="/wiki/Metals" class="mw-redirect" title="Metals">metals</a> could be produced by varying the quality and quantity of <a href="/wiki/Sulfur" title="Sulfur">sulfur</a> contained within the mercury. The purest of these was gold, and mercury was called for in attempts at the <a href="/wiki/Chrysopoeia" title="Chrysopoeia">transmutation</a> of base (or impure) metals into gold, which was the goal of many alchemists.<sup id="cite_ref-Stillman_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stillman-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The mines in <a href="/wiki/Almad%C3%A9n" title="Almadén">Almadén</a> (Spain), <a href="/wiki/Monte_Amiata" title="Monte Amiata">Monte Amiata</a> (Italy), and <a href="/wiki/Idrija" title="Idrija">Idrija</a> (now Slovenia) dominated mercury production from the opening of the mine in Almadén 2500 years ago, until new deposits were found at the end of the 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-MercHz_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MercHz-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Occurrence">Occurrence</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Mercury_minerals" title="Category:Mercury minerals">Category:Mercury minerals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Category:Mercury_mines" title="Category:Mercury mines">Category:Mercury mines</a></div> <p>Mercury is an extremely rare element in Earth's <a href="/wiki/Crust_(geology)" title="Crust (geology)">crust</a>; it has an average crustal abundance by mass of only 0.08 parts per million (ppm)<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and is the 66th most abundant element in the Earth's crust.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Because it does not blend <a href="/wiki/Geochemistry" title="Geochemistry">geochemically</a> with those elements that constitute the majority of the crustal mass, mercury ores can be extraordinarily concentrated considering the element's abundance in ordinary rock. The richest mercury ores contain up to 2.5% mercury by mass, and even the leanest concentrated deposits are at least 0.1% mercury (12,000 times average crustal abundance). It is found either as a <a href="/wiki/Native_metal" title="Native metal">native metal</a> (rare) or in <a href="/wiki/Cinnabar" title="Cinnabar">cinnabar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metacinnabar" title="Metacinnabar">metacinnabar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sphalerite" title="Sphalerite">sphalerite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corderoite" title="Corderoite">corderoite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Livingstonite" title="Livingstonite">livingstonite</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Mineral" title="Mineral">minerals</a>, with cinnabar (HgS) being the most common ore.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-metacinnabar_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metacinnabar-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury ores often occur in <a href="/wiki/Hot_spring" title="Hot spring">hot springs</a> or other <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcanic</a> regions.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beginning in 1558, with the invention of the <a href="/wiki/Patio_process" title="Patio process">patio process</a> to extract silver from ore using mercury, mercury became an essential resource in the economy of Spain and its American colonies. Mercury was used to extract silver from the lucrative mines in <a href="/wiki/New_Spain" title="New Spain">New Spain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>. Initially, the Spanish Crown's mines in Almadén in Southern Spain supplied all the mercury for the colonies.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury deposits were discovered in the New World, and more than 100,000 tons of mercury were mined from the region of <a href="/wiki/Huancavelica" title="Huancavelica">Huancavelica</a>, Peru, over the course of three centuries following the discovery of deposits there in 1563. The patio process and later <a href="/wiki/Pan_amalgamation" title="Pan amalgamation">pan amalgamation</a> process continued to create great demand for mercury to treat silver ores until the late 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercury-27128.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Mercury-27128.jpg/220px-Mercury-27128.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Mercury-27128.jpg/330px-Mercury-27128.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Mercury-27128.jpg/440px-Mercury-27128.jpg 2x" data-file-width="696" data-file-height="550" /></a><figcaption>Native mercury with <a href="/wiki/Cinnabar" title="Cinnabar">cinnabar</a>, Socrates mine, <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_County,_California" title="Sonoma County, California">Sonoma County, California</a>. Cinnabar sometimes alters to native mercury in the oxidized zone of mercury deposits.</figcaption></figure> <p>Former mines in Italy, the United States and Mexico, which once produced a large proportion of the world supply, have now been completely mined out or, in the case of Slovenia (<a href="/wiki/Idrija" title="Idrija">Idrija</a>) and Spain (<a href="/wiki/Almad%C3%A9n" title="Almadén">Almadén</a>), shut down due to the fall of the price of mercury. <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a>'s <a href="/wiki/McDermitt,_Nevada-Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="McDermitt, Nevada-Oregon">McDermitt</a> Mine, the last mercury mine in the United States, closed in 1992. The price of mercury has been highly volatile over the years and in 2006 was $650 per 76-pound (34.46&#160;kg) <a href="/wiki/Flask_(unit)" title="Flask (unit)">flask</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-brooks_usgs_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brooks_usgs-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercury is extracted by heating cinnabar in a current of air and condensing the vapor. The equation for this extraction is: </p> <dl><dd>HgS + O<sub>2</sub> → Hg + <a href="/wiki/Sulfur_dioxide" title="Sulfur dioxide">SO<sub>2</sub></a></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HgProductionPrice.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/HgProductionPrice.png/220px-HgProductionPrice.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/HgProductionPrice.png/330px-HgProductionPrice.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/HgProductionPrice.png/440px-HgProductionPrice.png 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="2461" /></a><figcaption>Evolution of mercury price (U.S.) and production (worldwide)</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2020, China was the top producer of mercury, providing 88% of the world output (2200 out of 2500 tonnes), followed by <a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a> (178 t), Russia (50 t) and Mexico (32 t).<sup id="cite_ref-Anon._t636_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anon._t636-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because of the high toxicity of mercury, both the mining of cinnabar and refining for mercury are hazardous and historic causes of mercury poisoning.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In China, prison labor was used by a private mining company as recently as the 1950s to develop new cinnabar mines. Thousands of prisoners were used by the Luo Xi mining company to establish new tunnels.<sup id="cite_ref-GREEN_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GREEN-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Worker health in functioning mines is at high risk. </p><p>A newspaper claimed that an unidentified <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> directive calling for energy-efficient lightbulbs to be made mandatory by 2012 encouraged China to re-open cinnabar mines to obtain the mercury required for <a href="/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp" title="Compact fluorescent lamp">CFL bulb</a> manufacture. Environmental dangers have been a concern, particularly in the southern cities of <a href="/wiki/Foshan" title="Foshan">Foshan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guangzhou" title="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</a>, and in <a href="/wiki/Guizhou" title="Guizhou">Guizhou</a> province in the southwest.<sup id="cite_ref-GREEN_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GREEN-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Abandoned mercury mine processing sites often contain very hazardous waste piles of roasted cinnabar <a href="/wiki/Calcine" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcine">calcines</a>. Water run-off from such sites is a recognized source of ecological damage. Former mercury mines may be suited for constructive re-use; for example, in 1976 <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California" title="Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara County, California</a> purchased the historic <a href="/wiki/Almaden_Quicksilver_County_Park" title="Almaden Quicksilver County Park">Almaden Quicksilver Mine</a> and created a county park on the site, after conducting extensive safety and environmental analysis of the property.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chemistry">Chemistry</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Mercury_compounds" title="Category:Mercury compounds">Category:Mercury compounds</a></div> <p>All known mercury compounds exhibit one of two positive oxidation states: I and II. Experiments have failed to unequivocally demonstrate any higher oxidation states: both the claimed 1976 electrosynthesis of an unstable Hg(III) species and 2007 cryogenic isolation of <a href="/wiki/Mercury_tetrafluoride" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury tetrafluoride">HgF<sub>4</sub></a> have disputed interpretations and remain difficult (if not impossible) to reproduce.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compounds_of_mercury(I)"><span id="Compounds_of_mercury.28I.29"></span>Compounds of mercury(I)</h3></div> <p>Unlike its lighter neighbors, cadmium and zinc, mercury usually forms simple stable compounds with metal-metal bonds. Most mercury(I) compounds are <a href="/wiki/Diamagnetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamagnetic">diamagnetic</a> and feature the dimeric cation, Hg<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2+</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span>. Stable derivatives include the chloride and <a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_nitrate" title="Mercury(I) nitrate">nitrate</a>. In aqueous solution of a mercury(I) salt, slight disproportion of Hg<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2+</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span> into Hg and <span class="chemf nowrap">Hg<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.8em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2+</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span></span> results in &gt;0.5% of dissolved mercury existing as <span class="chemf nowrap">Hg<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.8em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2+</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span></span>. In these solutions, complexation of the <span class="chemf nowrap">Hg<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:0.8em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2+</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sub></span></span></span> with addition of ligands such as <a href="/wiki/Cyanide" title="Cyanide">cyanide</a> causes disproportionation to go to completion, with all Hg<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2+</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span> precipitating as elemental mercury and insoluble mercury(II) compounds (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_cyanide" title="Mercury(II) cyanide">mercury(II) cyanide</a> if cyanide is used as the ligand).<sup id="cite_ref-henderson_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-henderson-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_chloride" title="Mercury(I) chloride">Mercury(I) chloride</a>, a colorless solid also known as <a href="/wiki/Calomel" title="Calomel">calomel</a>, is really the compound with the formula Hg<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>, with the connectivity Cl-Hg-Hg-Cl. It reacts with chlorine to give <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_chloride" title="Mercury(II) chloride">mercury(II) chloride</a>, which resists further oxidation. <a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_hydride" title="Mercury(I) hydride">Mercury(I) hydride</a>, a colorless gas, has the formula HgH, containing no Hg-Hg bond; however, the gas has only ever been observed as isolated molecules.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Indicative of its tendency to bond to itself, mercury forms <a href="/wiki/Mercury_polycations" title="Mercury polycations">mercury polycations</a>, which consist of linear chains of mercury centers, capped with a positive charge. One example is <span class="chemf nowrap">Hg<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">3</sub></span></span>(AsF<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">6</sub></span></span>)</span><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span> containing the <span class="chemf nowrap">Hg<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2+</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">3</sub></span></span></span> cation.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compounds_of_mercury(II)"><span id="Compounds_of_mercury.28II.29"></span>Compounds of mercury(II)</h3></div> <p>Mercury(II) is the most common oxidation state and is the main one in nature as well. All four mercuric halides are known and have been demonstrated to form linear <a href="/wiki/Coordination_geometry" title="Coordination geometry">coordination geometry</a>, despite mercury's tendency to form <a href="/wiki/Tetrahedral_molecular_geometry" title="Tetrahedral molecular geometry">tetrahedral molecular geometry</a> with other ligands. This behavior is similar to the <a href="/wiki/Silver" title="Silver">Ag<sup>+</sup></a> ion. The best known mercury halide is <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_chloride" title="Mercury(II) chloride">mercury(II) chloride</a>, an easily <a href="/wiki/Sublimation_(chemistry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sublimation (chemistry)">sublimating</a> white solid.<sup id="cite_ref-EB1911_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB1911-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_oxide" title="Mercury(II) oxide">Mercury(II) oxide</a>, the main <a href="/wiki/Oxide" title="Oxide">oxide</a> of mercury, arises when the metal is exposed to air for long periods at elevated temperatures. It reverts to the elements upon heating near 400&#160;°C, as was demonstrated by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Priestley" title="Joseph Priestley">Joseph Priestley</a> in an early synthesis of pure <a href="/wiki/Oxygen" title="Oxygen">oxygen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Greenwood_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greenwood-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Hydroxides of mercury are poorly characterized, as attempted isolation studies of <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_hydroxide" title="Mercury(II) hydroxide">mercury(II) hydroxide</a> have yielded mercury oxide instead.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Being a <a href="/wiki/HSAB" class="mw-redirect" title="HSAB">soft metal</a>, mercury forms very stable derivatives with the heavier <a href="/wiki/Chalcogens" class="mw-redirect" title="Chalcogens">chalcogens</a>. Preeminent is <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_sulfide" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury(II) sulfide">mercury(II) sulfide</a>, HgS, which occurs in nature as the ore <a href="/wiki/Cinnabar" title="Cinnabar">cinnabar</a> and is the brilliant pigment <a href="/wiki/Vermilion" title="Vermilion">vermilion</a>. Like <a href="/wiki/Zinc_sulfide" title="Zinc sulfide">ZnS</a>, HgS crystallizes in two <a href="/wiki/Polymorphism_(materials_science)" class="mw-redirect" title="Polymorphism (materials science)">forms</a>, the reddish cubic form and the black <a href="/wiki/Zinc_blende" class="mw-redirect" title="Zinc blende">zinc blende</a> form.<sup id="cite_ref-CRC_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The latter sometimes occurs naturally as <a href="/wiki/Metacinnabar" title="Metacinnabar">metacinnabar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-metacinnabar_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metacinnabar-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_selenide" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury(II) selenide">Mercury(II) selenide</a> (HgSe) and <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_telluride" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury(II) telluride">mercury(II) telluride</a> (HgTe) are known, these as well as various derivatives, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Mercury_cadmium_telluride" title="Mercury cadmium telluride">mercury cadmium telluride</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mercury_zinc_telluride" title="Mercury zinc telluride">mercury zinc telluride</a> being <a href="/wiki/Semiconductors" class="mw-redirect" title="Semiconductors">semiconductors</a> useful as <a href="/wiki/Infrared_detector" title="Infrared detector">infrared detector</a> materials.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercury(II) salts form a variety of complex derivatives with <a href="/wiki/Ammonia" title="Ammonia">ammonia</a>. These include <a href="/wiki/Millon%27s_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Millon&#39;s base">Millon's base</a> (Hg<sub>2</sub>N<sup>+</sup>), the one-dimensional polymer (salts of <span class="chemf nowrap">HgNH<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">+</sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span></span>)<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">n</sub></span></span>), and "fusible white precipitate" or [Hg(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]Cl<sub>2</sub>. Known as <a href="/wiki/Nessler%27s_reagent" class="mw-redirect" title="Nessler&#39;s reagent">Nessler's reagent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Potassium_tetraiodomercurate(II)" title="Potassium tetraiodomercurate(II)">potassium tetraiodomercurate(II)</a> (<span class="chemf nowrap">K<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span>HgI<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">4</sub></span></span></span>) is still occasionally used to test for ammonia owing to its tendency to form the deeply colored iodide salt of Millon's base.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_fulminate" title="Mercury(II) fulminate">Mercury fulminate</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Detonator" title="Detonator">detonator</a> widely used in <a href="/wiki/Explosive" title="Explosive">explosives</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CRC_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organomercury_compounds">Organomercury compounds</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Organomercury_compound" class="mw-redirect" title="Organomercury compound">Organomercury compound</a></div> <p>Organic mercury <a href="/wiki/Chemical_compound" title="Chemical compound">compounds</a> are historically important but are of little industrial value in the western world. Mercury(II) salts are a rare example of simple metal complexes that react directly with aromatic rings. Organomercury compounds are always divalent and usually two-coordinate and linear geometry. Unlike <a href="/wiki/Organocadmium" class="mw-redirect" title="Organocadmium">organocadmium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Organozinc" class="mw-redirect" title="Organozinc">organozinc</a> compounds, organomercury compounds do not react with water. They usually have the formula HgR<sub>2</sub>, which are often volatile, or HgRX, which are often solids, where R is <a href="/wiki/Aryl" class="mw-redirect" title="Aryl">aryl</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alkyl" class="mw-redirect" title="Alkyl">alkyl</a> and X is usually halide or acetate. <a href="/wiki/Methylmercury" title="Methylmercury">Methylmercury</a>, a generic term for compounds with the formula CH<sub>3</sub>HgX, is a dangerous family of compounds that are often found in <a href="/wiki/Pollution" title="Pollution">polluted</a> water.<sup id="cite_ref-methylHg_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-methylHg-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They arise by a process known as <a href="/wiki/Biomethylation" class="mw-redirect" title="Biomethylation">biomethylation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Applications">Applications</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maximum_thermometer_close_up_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Maximum_thermometer_close_up_2.JPG/220px-Maximum_thermometer_close_up_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Maximum_thermometer_close_up_2.JPG/330px-Maximum_thermometer_close_up_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Maximum_thermometer_close_up_2.JPG/440px-Maximum_thermometer_close_up_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="608" data-file-height="348" /></a><figcaption>The bulb of a <a href="/wiki/Mercury-in-glass_thermometer" title="Mercury-in-glass thermometer">mercury-in-glass thermometer</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Mercury is used primarily for the manufacture of industrial chemicals or for electrical and electronic applications. It is used in some <a href="/wiki/Liquid-in-glass_thermometer" class="mw-redirect" title="Liquid-in-glass thermometer">liquid-in-glass thermometers</a>, especially those used to measure high temperatures. A still increasing amount is used as gaseous mercury in <a href="/wiki/Fluorescent_lamps" class="mw-redirect" title="Fluorescent lamps">fluorescent lamps</a>, while most of the other applications are slowly being phased out due to health and safety regulations. In some applications, mercury is replaced with less toxic but considerably more expensive <a href="/wiki/Galinstan" title="Galinstan">Galinstan</a> <a href="/wiki/Alloy" title="Alloy">alloy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medicine">Medicine</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Amalgam_(dentistry)" title="Amalgam (dentistry)">Amalgam (dentistry)</a></div><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Amalgam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Amalgam.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="161" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="161" /></a><figcaption>Amalgam filling</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Historical_and_folk">Historical and folk</h4></div> <p>Mercury and its compounds have been used in medicine, although they are much less common today than they once were, now that the toxic effects of mercury and its compounds are more widely understood. An example of the early therapeutic application of mercury was published in 1787 by <a href="/wiki/James_Lind_(naturalist)" title="James Lind (naturalist)">James Lind</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first edition of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Merck_Manuals" title="The Merck Manuals">The Merck Manuals</a></i> (1899) featured many then-medically relevant mercuric compounds, such as <a href="/wiki/Mercuric_amidochloride" title="Mercuric amidochloride">mercury-ammonium chloride</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_iodide" title="Mercury(I) iodide">yellow mercury proto-iodide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_chloride" title="Mercury(I) chloride">calomel</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_chloride" title="Mercury(II) chloride">mercuric chloride</a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercury in the form of one of its common ores, cinnabar, is used in various traditional medicines, especially in <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine" title="Traditional Chinese medicine">traditional Chinese medicine</a>. Review of its safety has found that cinnabar can lead to significant mercury intoxication when heated, consumed in <a href="/wiki/Overdose" class="mw-redirect" title="Overdose">overdose</a>, or taken long term, and can have adverse effects at therapeutic doses, though effects from therapeutic doses are typically reversible. Although this form of mercury appears to be less toxic than other forms, its use in traditional Chinese medicine has not yet been justified, as the therapeutic basis for the use of cinnabar is not clear.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_chloride" title="Mercury(I) chloride">Mercury(I) chloride</a> (also known as calomel or mercurous chloride) has been used in <a href="/wiki/Traditional_medicine" title="Traditional medicine">traditional medicine</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Diuretic" title="Diuretic">diuretic</a>, topical <a href="/wiki/Disinfectant" title="Disinfectant">disinfectant</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Laxative" title="Laxative">laxative</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_chloride" title="Mercury(II) chloride">Mercury(II) chloride</a> (also known as mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate) was once used to treat <a href="/wiki/Syphilis" title="Syphilis">syphilis</a> (along with other mercury compounds), although it is so toxic that sometimes the symptoms of its toxicity were confused with those of the syphilis it was believed to treat.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is also used as a disinfectant. <a href="/wiki/Blue_mass" title="Blue mass">Blue mass</a>, a pill or syrup in which mercury is the main ingredient, was prescribed throughout the 19th century for numerous conditions including constipation, depression, child-bearing and toothaches.<sup id="cite_ref-lincoln_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lincoln-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the early 20th century, mercury was administered to children yearly as a laxative and dewormer, and it was used in teething powders for infants. The mercury-containing organohalide <a href="/wiki/Merbromin" title="Merbromin">merbromin</a> (sometimes sold as Mercurochrome) is still widely used but has been banned in some countries, such as the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Contemporary">Contemporary</h4></div> <p>Mercury is an ingredient in <a href="/wiki/Amalgam_(dentistry)" title="Amalgam (dentistry)">dental amalgams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Thiomersal" title="Thiomersal">Thiomersal</a> (called <i>Thimerosal</i> in the United States) is an <a href="/wiki/Organic_compound" title="Organic compound">organic compound</a> used as a <a href="/wiki/Preservative" title="Preservative">preservative</a> in <a href="/wiki/Vaccine" title="Vaccine">vaccines</a>, although this use is in decline.<sup id="cite_ref-FDA_thimerosal_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FDA_thimerosal-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Although it was <a href="/wiki/Thiomersal_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiomersal controversy">widely speculated</a> that this mercury-based preservative could cause or trigger <a href="/wiki/Autism" title="Autism">autism</a> in children, no evidence supports any such link.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, thiomersal has been removed from, or reduced to trace amounts in, all U.S. vaccines recommended for children 6 years of age and under, with the exception of the inactivated influenza vaccine.<sup id="cite_ref-FDA_thimerosal_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FDA_thimerosal-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Merbromin" title="Merbromin">Merbromin</a> (Mercurochrome), another mercury compound, is a topical antiseptic used for minor cuts and scrapes in some countries. Today, the use of mercury in medicine has greatly declined in all respects, especially in developed countries.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercury is still used in some <a href="/wiki/Mercurial_diuretic" title="Mercurial diuretic">diuretics</a>, although substitutes such as <a href="/wiki/Thiazide" title="Thiazide">thiazides</a> now exist for most therapeutic uses.<sup id="cite_ref-Chlorothiazide_p.222_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chlorothiazide_p.222-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2003, mercury compounds were found in some <a href="/wiki/Over-the-counter_drug" title="Over-the-counter drug">over-the-counter drugs</a>, including topical <a href="/wiki/Antiseptics" class="mw-redirect" title="Antiseptics">antiseptics</a>, stimulant laxatives, <a href="/wiki/Diaper_rash" class="mw-redirect" title="Diaper rash">diaper-rash</a> <a href="/wiki/Ointment" class="mw-redirect" title="Ointment">ointment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eye_drops" class="mw-redirect" title="Eye drops">eye drops</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nasal_spray" title="Nasal spray">nasal sprays</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration" title="Food and Drug Administration">FDA</a> has "inadequate data to establish general recognition of the safety and effectiveness" of the mercury ingredients in these products.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Production_of_chlorine_and_caustic_soda">Production of chlorine and caustic soda</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">Chlorine</a> is produced from <a href="/wiki/Sodium_chloride" title="Sodium chloride">sodium chloride</a> (common salt, NaCl) using <a href="/wiki/Electrolysis" title="Electrolysis">electrolysis</a> to separate metallic <a href="/wiki/Sodium" title="Sodium">sodium</a> from chlorine gas. Usually salt is dissolved in water to produce a brine. By-products of any such <a href="/wiki/Chloralkali_process" title="Chloralkali process">chloralkali process</a> are hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) and <a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">sodium hydroxide</a> (NaOH), which is commonly called caustic soda or <a href="/wiki/Lye" title="Lye">lye</a>. By far the largest use of mercury<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USEPA_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USEPA-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> in the late 20th century was in the mercury cell process (also called the <a href="/wiki/Castner-Kellner_process" class="mw-redirect" title="Castner-Kellner process">Castner-Kellner process</a>) where metallic sodium is formed as an <a href="/wiki/Amalgam_(chemistry)" title="Amalgam (chemistry)">amalgam</a> at a <a href="/wiki/Cathode" title="Cathode">cathode</a> made from mercury; this sodium is then reacted with water to produce sodium hydroxide.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Many of the industrial mercury releases of the 20th century came from this process, although modern plants claim to be safe in this regard.<sup id="cite_ref-USEPA_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USEPA-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> From the 1960s onward, the majority of industrial plants moved away from mercury cell processes towards <a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide#Production" title="Sodium hydroxide">diaphragm cell technologies</a> to produce chlorine, though 11% of the chlorine made in the United States was still produced with the mercury cell method as of 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Laboratory_uses">Laboratory uses</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Thermometers">Thermometers</h4></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Mercury-in-glass_thermometer" title="Mercury-in-glass thermometer">Thermometers</a> containing mercury were invented in the early 18th century by <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Gabriel_Fahrenheit" title="Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit">Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit</a>, though earlier attempts at making temperature-measuring instruments filled with quicksilver had been described in the 1650s.<sup id="cite_ref-middleton_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-middleton-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 23">&#58;&#8202;23&#8202;</span></sup> Fahrenheit's mercury thermometer was based on an earlier design that used alcohol rather than mercury; the mercury thermometer was significantly more accurate than those using alcohol.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> From the early 21st century onwards, the use of mercury thermometers has been declining, and mercury-containing instruments have been banned in many jurisdictions following the 1998 <a href="/wiki/Protocol_on_Heavy_Metals" title="Protocol on Heavy Metals">Protocol on Heavy Metals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Modern alternatives to mercury thermometers include <a href="/wiki/Resistance_thermometer" title="Resistance thermometer">resistance thermometers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thermocouple" title="Thermocouple">thermocouples</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thermistor" title="Thermistor">thermistor</a> sensors that output to a digital display.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Mirrors">Mirrors</h4></div> <p>Some <a href="/wiki/Meridian_circle#Structure" title="Meridian circle">transit telescopes</a> use a basin of mercury to form a flat and absolutely horizontal mirror, useful in determining an absolute vertical or perpendicular reference. Concave horizontal parabolic mirrors may be formed by rotating liquid mercury on a disk, the parabolic form of the liquid thus formed reflecting and focusing incident light. Such <a href="/wiki/Liquid-mirror_telescope" title="Liquid-mirror telescope">liquid-mirror telescopes</a> are cheaper than conventional large mirror telescopes by up to a factor of 100, but the mirror cannot be tilted and always points straight up.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Electrochemistry">Electrochemistry</h4></div> <p>Liquid mercury is part of a popular secondary reference <a href="/wiki/Electrode" title="Electrode">electrode</a> (called the <a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_chloride" title="Mercury(I) chloride">calomel electrode</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Electrochemistry" title="Electrochemistry">electrochemistry</a> as an alternative to the <a href="/wiki/Standard_hydrogen_electrode" title="Standard hydrogen electrode">standard hydrogen electrode</a>. The calomel electrode is used to work out the <a href="/wiki/Electrode_potential" title="Electrode potential">electrode potential</a> of <a href="/wiki/Half_cell" class="mw-redirect" title="Half cell">half cells</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Triple_point" title="Triple point">triple point</a> of mercury, −38.8344&#160;°C, is a fixed point used as a temperature standard for the International Temperature Scale (<a href="/wiki/ITS-90" class="mw-redirect" title="ITS-90">ITS-90</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-CRC_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Polarography_and_crystallography">Polarography and crystallography</h4></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Polarography" title="Polarography">polarography</a>, both the <a href="/wiki/Dropping_mercury_electrode" class="mw-redirect" title="Dropping mercury electrode">dropping mercury electrode</a><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Hanging_mercury_drop_electrode" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanging mercury drop electrode">hanging mercury drop electrode</a><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> use elemental mercury. This use allows a new uncontaminated electrode to be available for each measurement or each new experiment. </p><p>Mercury-containing compounds are also of use in the field of <a href="/wiki/Structural_biology" title="Structural biology">structural biology</a>. Mercuric compounds such as <a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_chloride" title="Mercury(II) chloride">mercury(II) chloride</a> or <a href="/wiki/Potassium_tetraiodomercurate(II)" title="Potassium tetraiodomercurate(II)">potassium tetraiodomercurate(II)</a> can be added to <a href="/wiki/Protein_crystallization" title="Protein crystallization">protein crystals</a> in an effort to create heavy atom derivatives that can be used to solve the <a href="/wiki/Phase_problem" title="Phase problem">phase problem</a> in <a href="/wiki/X-ray_crystallography" title="X-ray crystallography">X-ray crystallography</a> via <a href="/wiki/Isomorphous_replacement" title="Isomorphous replacement">isomorphous replacement</a> or <a href="/wiki/Anomalous_scattering" class="mw-redirect" title="Anomalous scattering">anomalous scattering</a> methods.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Niche_uses">Niche uses</h3></div> <p>Gaseous mercury is used in <a href="/wiki/Mercury-vapor_lamp" title="Mercury-vapor lamp">mercury-vapor lamps</a> and some "<a href="/wiki/Neon_sign" title="Neon sign">neon sign</a>" type advertising signs and <a href="/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp" title="Fluorescent lamp">fluorescent lamps</a>. Those low-pressure lamps emit very spectrally narrow lines, which are traditionally used in <a href="/wiki/Optical_spectroscopy" class="mw-redirect" title="Optical spectroscopy">optical spectroscopy</a> for calibration of spectral position. Commercial calibration lamps are sold for this purpose; reflecting a fluorescent ceiling light into a spectrometer is a common calibration practice.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Gaseous mercury is also found in some <a href="/wiki/Gas_filled_tube" class="mw-redirect" title="Gas filled tube">electron tubes</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Ignitron" title="Ignitron">ignitrons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thyratron" title="Thyratron">thyratrons</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mercury_arc_rectifier" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury arc rectifier">mercury arc rectifiers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is also used in specialist medical care lamps for skin tanning and disinfection.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Gaseous mercury is added to <a href="/wiki/Cold_cathode" title="Cold cathode">cold cathode</a> <a href="/wiki/Argon" title="Argon">argon</a>-filled lamps to increase the <a href="/wiki/Ionization" title="Ionization">ionization</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electrical_conductivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical conductivity">electrical conductivity</a>. An argon-filled lamp without mercury will have dull spots and will fail to light correctly. Lighting containing mercury can be <a href="/wiki/Neon_sign#Bombardment" title="Neon sign">bombarded</a>/oven pumped only once. When added to <a href="/wiki/Neon" title="Neon">neon</a> filled tubes, inconsistent red and blue spots are produced in the light emissions until the initial burning-in process is completed; eventually it will light a consistent dull off-blue color.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 265px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 260px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Germicidal_UV_discharge_tube_glow_rotate.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The deep violet glow of a mercury vapor discharge in a germicidal lamp, whose spectrum is rich in invisible ultraviolet radiation."><img alt="The deep violet glow of a mercury vapor discharge in a germicidal lamp, whose spectrum is rich in invisible ultraviolet radiation." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Germicidal_UV_discharge_tube_glow_rotate.jpg/230px-Germicidal_UV_discharge_tube_glow_rotate.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Germicidal_UV_discharge_tube_glow_rotate.jpg/345px-Germicidal_UV_discharge_tube_glow_rotate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Germicidal_UV_discharge_tube_glow_rotate.jpg/460px-Germicidal_UV_discharge_tube_glow_rotate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1012" data-file-height="516" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The deep violet glow of a mercury vapor discharge in a <a href="/wiki/Germicidal_lamp" title="Germicidal lamp">germicidal lamp</a>, whose spectrum is rich in invisible ultraviolet radiation.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 265px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 260px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercuryvaporlamp.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Skin tanner containing a low-pressure mercury vapor lamp and two infrared lamps, which act both as light source and electrical ballast"><img alt="Skin tanner containing a low-pressure mercury vapor lamp and two infrared lamps, which act both as light source and electrical ballast" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Mercuryvaporlamp.jpg/213px-Mercuryvaporlamp.jpg" decoding="async" width="213" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Mercuryvaporlamp.jpg/320px-Mercuryvaporlamp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Mercuryvaporlamp.jpg/427px-Mercuryvaporlamp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Skin tanner containing a low-pressure mercury vapor lamp and two infrared lamps, which act both as light source and <a href="/wiki/Electrical_ballast" title="Electrical ballast">electrical ballast</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 265px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 260px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leuchtstofflampen-chtaube050409.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Assorted types of fluorescent lamps."><img alt="Assorted types of fluorescent lamps." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Leuchtstofflampen-chtaube050409.jpg/213px-Leuchtstofflampen-chtaube050409.jpg" decoding="async" width="213" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Leuchtstofflampen-chtaube050409.jpg/320px-Leuchtstofflampen-chtaube050409.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Leuchtstofflampen-chtaube050409.jpg/427px-Leuchtstofflampen-chtaube050409.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Assorted types of fluorescent lamps.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 265px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 260px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock-DSAC.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The miniaturized Deep Space Atomic Clock is a linear ion-trap-based mercury ion clock, designed for precise and real-time radio navigation in deep space."><img alt="The miniaturized Deep Space Atomic Clock is a linear ion-trap-based mercury ion clock, designed for precise and real-time radio navigation in deep space." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock-DSAC.jpg/230px-Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock-DSAC.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock-DSAC.jpg/345px-Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock-DSAC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock-DSAC.jpg/460px-Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock-DSAC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1006" data-file-height="580" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The miniaturized <a href="/wiki/Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock" title="Deep Space Atomic Clock">Deep Space Atomic Clock</a> is a linear ion-trap-based mercury ion clock, designed for precise and real-time radio navigation in deep space.</div> </li> </ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock" title="Deep Space Atomic Clock">Deep Space Atomic Clock</a> (DSAC) under development by the <a href="/wiki/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory" title="Jet Propulsion Laboratory">Jet Propulsion Laboratory</a> utilises mercury in a linear ion-trap-based clock. The novel use of mercury permits the creation of compact atomic clocks with low energy requirements ideal for space probes and Mars missions.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Skin_whitening">Skin whitening</h4></div> <p>Mercury is effective as an active ingredient in <a href="/wiki/Skin_whitening" title="Skin whitening">skin whitening</a> compounds used to depigment skin.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Minamata_Convention_on_Mercury" title="Minamata Convention on Mercury">Minamata Convention on Mercury</a> limits the concentration of mercury in such whiteners to 1 part per million. However, as of 2022, many commercially sold whitener products continue to exceed that limit, and are considered toxic.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Firearms">Firearms</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_fulminate" title="Mercury(II) fulminate">Mercury(II) fulminate</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Primary_explosive" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary explosive">primary explosive</a>, which has mainly been used as a <a href="/wiki/Primer_(firearm)#Internal_priming" class="mw-redirect" title="Primer (firearm)">primer</a> of a <a href="/wiki/Cartridge_(firearms)" title="Cartridge (firearms)">cartridge</a> in firearms throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-wisniak_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wisniak-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mining">Mining</h3></div> <p>Mercury is used in illegal gold mining to help separate gold particles from a mixture of sand or gravel and water.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Small gold particles may form mercury-gold amalgam and therefore increase the gold recovery rates.<sup id="cite_ref-CRC_15-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The use of mercury causes a severe pollution problem in places such as <a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_107-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historic_uses">Historic uses</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercury_Switch_without_housing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Mercury_Switch_without_housing.jpg/220px-Mercury_Switch_without_housing.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Mercury_Switch_without_housing.jpg/330px-Mercury_Switch_without_housing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Mercury_Switch_without_housing.jpg/440px-Mercury_Switch_without_housing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3916" data-file-height="2039" /></a><figcaption>A single-pole, single-throw (SPST) mercury switch</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barometer_mercury_column_hg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Barometer_mercury_column_hg.jpg/170px-Barometer_mercury_column_hg.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Barometer_mercury_column_hg.jpg/255px-Barometer_mercury_column_hg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Barometer_mercury_column_hg.jpg/340px-Barometer_mercury_column_hg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1704" data-file-height="2415" /></a><figcaption>Mercury <a href="/wiki/Manometer" class="mw-redirect" title="Manometer">manometer</a> to measure pressure</figcaption></figure> <p>Many historic applications made use of the peculiar physical properties of mercury, especially as a dense liquid and a liquid metal: </p> <ul><li>Quantities of liquid mercury ranging from 90 to 600 grams (3.2 to 21.2&#160;oz) have been recovered from elite <a href="/wiki/Maya_civilization" title="Maya civilization">Maya</a> tombs (100–700&#160;AD)<sup id="cite_ref-Yuhas_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yuhas-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or ritual caches at six sites. This mercury may have been used in bowls as <a href="/wiki/Mirrors_in_Mesoamerican_culture" title="Mirrors in Mesoamerican culture">mirrors</a> for <a href="/wiki/Divination" title="Divination">divinatory</a> purposes. Five of these date to the Classic Period of Maya civilization (c. 250–900) but one example predated this.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic Spain">Islamic Spain</a>, it was used for filling decorative pools. Later, the American artist <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Calder" title="Alexander Calder">Alexander Calder</a> built a <a href="/wiki/Mercury_fountain" title="Mercury fountain">mercury fountain</a> for the Spanish Pavilion at the <a href="/wiki/Exposition_Internationale_des_Arts_et_Techniques_dans_la_Vie_Moderne_(1937)" class="mw-redirect" title="Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)">1937 World Exhibition in Paris</a>. The fountain is now on display at the <a href="/wiki/Fundaci%C3%B3_Joan_Mir%C3%B3" title="Fundació Joan Miró">Fundació Joan Miró</a> in <a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Fresnel_lens" title="Fresnel lens">Fresnel lenses</a> of old <a href="/wiki/Lighthouses" class="mw-redirect" title="Lighthouses">lighthouses</a> used to float and rotate in a bath of mercury which acted like a bearing.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mercury <a href="/wiki/Sphygmomanometer" title="Sphygmomanometer">sphygmomanometers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barometer" title="Barometer">barometers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diffusion_pump" title="Diffusion pump">diffusion pumps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercury_coulometer" title="Mercury coulometer">coulometers</a>, and many other laboratory instruments took advantage of mercury's properties as a very dense, opaque liquid with a nearly linear thermal expansion.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>As an electrically conductive liquid, it was used in <a href="/wiki/Mercury_switch" title="Mercury switch">mercury switches</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Light_switch#Mercury_switch" title="Light switch">home mercury light switches</a> installed prior to 1970), tilt switches used in old fire detectors and in some home thermostats.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Owing to its acoustic properties, mercury was used as the propagation medium in <a href="/wiki/Delay-line_memory#Mercury_delay_lines" title="Delay-line memory">delay-line memory</a> devices used in early digital computers of the mid-20th century, such as the <a href="/wiki/SEAC_(computer)" title="SEAC (computer)">SEAC computer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1911, <a href="/wiki/Heike_Kamerlingh_Onnes" title="Heike Kamerlingh Onnes">Heike Kamerlingh Onnes</a> discovered <a href="/wiki/Superconductivity" title="Superconductivity">superconductivity</a> through the cooling of mercury below 4 kelvin shortly after the discovery and production of <a href="/wiki/Liquid_helium" title="Liquid helium">liquid helium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Its superconductive properties were later determined to be unusual compared to other later-discovered superconductors, such as the more popular <a href="/wiki/Niobium_alloy" title="Niobium alloy">niobium alloys</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Experimental <a href="/wiki/Mercury_vapor_turbine" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury vapor turbine">mercury vapor turbines</a> were installed to increase the efficiency of fossil-fuel electrical power plants.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The South Meadow power plant in Hartford, CT employed mercury as its <a href="/wiki/Working_fluid" title="Working fluid">working fluid</a>, in a <a href="/wiki/Binary_cycle_power_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Binary cycle power plant">binary</a> configuration with a secondary water circuit, for a number of years starting in the late 1920s in a drive to improve plant efficiency. Several other plants were built, including the Schiller Station in Portsmouth, NH, which went online in 1950. The idea did not catch on industry-wide due to the weight and toxicity of mercury, as well as the advent of <a href="/wiki/Supercritical_fluid" title="Supercritical fluid">supercritical</a> steam plants in later years.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Similarly, liquid mercury was used as a <a href="/wiki/Coolant" title="Coolant">coolant</a> for some <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_reactor" title="Nuclear reactor">nuclear reactors</a>; however, <a href="/wiki/Sodium" title="Sodium">sodium</a> is proposed for reactors cooled with liquid metal, because the high density of mercury requires much more energy to circulate as coolant.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mercury was a propellant for early <a href="/wiki/Ion_engines" class="mw-redirect" title="Ion engines">ion engines</a> in <a href="/wiki/Electrically_powered_spacecraft_propulsion" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion">electric space propulsion</a> systems. Advantages were mercury's high molecular weight, low ionization energy, low dual-ionization energy, high liquid density and liquid storability at <a href="/wiki/Room_temperature" title="Room temperature">room temperature</a>. Disadvantages were concerns regarding environmental impact associated with ground testing and concerns about eventual cooling and condensation of some of the propellant on the spacecraft in long-duration operations. The first spaceflight to use electric propulsion was a mercury-fueled ion thruster developed at <a href="/wiki/NASA_Glenn_Research_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="NASA Glenn Research Center">NASA Glenn Research Center</a> and flown on the Space Electric Rocket Test "<a href="/wiki/SERT-1" title="SERT-1">SERT-1</a>" spacecraft launched by <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> at its <a href="/wiki/Wallops_Flight_Facility" title="Wallops Flight Facility">Wallops Flight Facility</a> in 1964. The SERT-1 flight was followed up by the SERT-2 flight in 1970. Mercury and <a href="/wiki/Caesium" title="Caesium">caesium</a> were preferred propellants for ion engines until <a href="/wiki/Hughes_Research_Laboratory" class="mw-redirect" title="Hughes Research Laboratory">Hughes Research Laboratory</a> performed studies finding <a href="/wiki/Xenon" title="Xenon">xenon</a> gas to be a suitable replacement. Xenon is now the preferred propellant for ion engines, as it has a high molecular weight, little or no reactivity due to its <a href="/wiki/Noble_gas" title="Noble gas">noble gas</a> nature, and high liquid density under mild cryogenic storage.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Other applications made use of the chemical properties of mercury: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Mercury_battery" title="Mercury battery">mercury battery</a> is a non-rechargeable <a href="/wiki/Electrochemical_cell" title="Electrochemical cell">electrochemical battery</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Primary_cell" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary cell">primary cell</a>, that was common in the middle of the 20th century. It was used in a wide variety of applications and was available in various sizes, particularly button sizes. Its constant voltage output and long shelf life gave it a niche use for camera light meters and hearing aids. The mercury cell was effectively banned in most countries in the 1990s due to concerns about the mercury contaminating landfills.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mercury was used for preserving wood, developing <a href="/wiki/Daguerreotype" title="Daguerreotype">daguerreotypes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercury_silvering" title="Mercury silvering">silvering mirrors</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Anti-fouling_paint" title="Anti-fouling paint">anti-fouling paints</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Herbicide" title="Herbicide">herbicides</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> interior latex paint, handheld maze games, cleaning, and road leveling devices in cars. Mercury compounds have been used in <a href="/wiki/Antiseptic" title="Antiseptic">antiseptics</a>, laxatives, <a href="/wiki/Antidepressant" title="Antidepressant">antidepressants</a>, and in <a href="/wiki/Syphilis" title="Syphilis">antisyphilitics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lincoln_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lincoln-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury has been replaced with safer compounds in most, if not all, of these applications.</li> <li>It was allegedly used by <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">allied spies</a> to sabotage Luftwaffe planes: a mercury paste was applied to bare <a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">aluminium</a>, causing the metal to rapidly <a href="/wiki/Corrosion" title="Corrosion">corrode</a>; this would cause structural failures.<sup id="cite_ref-Gray_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gray-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mercury was once used as a gun barrel bore cleaner.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>From the mid-18th to the mid-19th centuries, a process called "<a href="/wiki/Carroting" class="mw-redirect" title="Carroting">carroting</a>" was used in the making of <a href="/wiki/Felt" title="Felt">felt</a> hats. Animal skins were rinsed in an orange solution (the term "carroting" arose from this color) of the mercury compound <a href="/wiki/Mercuric_nitrate" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercuric nitrate">mercuric nitrate</a>, Hg(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This process separated the fur from the pelt and matted it together. This solution and the vapors it produced were highly toxic. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service" title="United States Public Health Service">United States Public Health Service</a> banned the use of mercury in the felt industry in December 1941. The psychological symptoms associated with mercury poisoning inspired the phrase "<a href="/wiki/Mad_as_a_hatter" title="Mad as a hatter">mad as a hatter</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Carroll" title="Lewis Carroll">Lewis Carroll</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Mad_Hatter" class="mw-redirect" title="Mad Hatter">Mad Hatter</a>" in his book <i><a href="/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland" title="Alice&#39;s Adventures in Wonderland">Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</a></i> was a play on words based on the older phrase, but the character himself does not exhibit symptoms of mercury poisoning.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Historically, mercury was used extensively in <a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_mining" title="Hydraulic mining">hydraulic gold mining</a> (see <a href="#Mining">#Mining</a>. Large-scale use of mercury stopped in the 1960s. However, mercury is still used in small scale, often clandestine, gold prospecting. It is estimated that 45,000 metric tons of mercury used in California for <a href="/wiki/Placer_mining" title="Placer mining">placer mining</a> have not been recovered.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury was also used in silver mining to extract the metal from ore through the <a href="/wiki/Patio_process" title="Patio process">patio process</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Toxicity_and_safety">Toxicity and safety</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Mercury_poisoning" title="Mercury poisoning">Mercury poisoning</a> and <a 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hazard statements">Hazard statements</a></div> </td> <td><abbr class="abbr" title="H330: Fatal if inhaled">H330</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="H360D: May damage the unborn child">H360D</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="H372: Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure">H372</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="H410: Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects">H410</abbr> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/GHS_precautionary_statements" title="GHS precautionary statements">Precautionary statements</a></div> </td> <td><abbr class="abbr" title="P201: Obtain special instructions before use.">P201</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P233: Keep container tightly closed.">P233</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P260: Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.">P260</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P273: Avoid release to the environment.">P273</abbr>, <abbr 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href="/wiki/Template:Pollution_sidebar" title="Template:Pollution sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Pollution_sidebar" title="Template talk:Pollution sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Pollution_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Pollution sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Due to its physical properties and relative chemical inertness, liquid mercury is absorbed very poorly through intact skin and the gastrointestinal tract.<sup id="cite_ref-ATSDR_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ATSDR-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury vapor is the primary hazard of elemental mercury. As a result, containers of mercury are securely sealed to avoid spills and evaporation. Heating of mercury, or of compounds of mercury that may decompose when heated, should be carried out with adequate ventilation in order to minimize exposure to mercury vapor. The most toxic forms of mercury are its <a href="/wiki/Organic_compounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Organic compounds">organic compounds</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Dimethylmercury" title="Dimethylmercury">dimethylmercury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Methylmercury" title="Methylmercury">methylmercury</a>. Mercury can cause both chronic and acute poisoning.<sup id="cite_ref-acutepoisoning_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acutepoisoning-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chronicpoisoning_138-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chronicpoisoning-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Releases_in_the_environment">Releases in the environment</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercury_in_Ice_Core_Upper_Fremont_Glacier.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Mercury_in_Ice_Core_Upper_Fremont_Glacier.svg/220px-Mercury_in_Ice_Core_Upper_Fremont_Glacier.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Mercury_in_Ice_Core_Upper_Fremont_Glacier.svg/330px-Mercury_in_Ice_Core_Upper_Fremont_Glacier.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Mercury_in_Ice_Core_Upper_Fremont_Glacier.svg/440px-Mercury_in_Ice_Core_Upper_Fremont_Glacier.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="1052" /></a><figcaption>Amount of atmospheric mercury deposited at Wyoming's Upper Fremont Glacier over the last 270 years</figcaption></figure> <p>Preindustrial deposition rates of mercury from the atmosphere may be about 4&#160;ng per 1 L of ice deposited. Volcanic eruptions and related natural sources are responsible for approximately half of atmospheric mercury emissions.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Atmospheric mercury contamination in outdoor urban air at the start of the 21st century was measured at 0.01–0.02&#160;μg/m<sup>3</sup>. A 2001 study measured mercury levels in 12 indoor sites chosen to represent a cross-section of building types, locations and ages in the New York area. This study found mercury concentrations significantly elevated over outdoor concentrations, at a range of 0.0065&#160;– 0.523&#160;μg/m<sup>3</sup>. The average was 0.069&#160;μg/m<sup>3</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Half of mercury emissions are attributed to mankind. The sources can be divided into the following estimated percentages:<sup id="cite_ref-Pacyna_141-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pacyna-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>65% from stationary combustion, of which <a href="/wiki/Coal-fired_power_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Coal-fired power plant">coal-fired power plants</a> are the largest aggregate source (40% of U.S. mercury emissions in 1999). This includes power plants fueled with gas where the mercury has not been removed. Emissions from coal combustion are between one and two orders of magnitude higher than emissions from oil combustion, depending on the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Pacyna_141-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pacyna-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>11% from gold production. The three largest point sources for mercury emissions in the U.S. are the three largest gold mines. Hydrogeochemical release of mercury from gold-mine tailings has been accounted as a significant source of atmospheric mercury in eastern Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>6.8% from <a href="/wiki/Non-ferrous_metal" title="Non-ferrous metal">non-ferrous metal</a> production, typically <a href="/wiki/Smelter" class="mw-redirect" title="Smelter">smelters</a>.</li> <li>6.4% from <a href="/wiki/Cement" title="Cement">cement</a> production.</li> <li>3.0% from <a href="/wiki/Waste_disposal" class="mw-redirect" title="Waste disposal">waste disposal</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Municipal_waste" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal waste">municipal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hazardous_waste" title="Hazardous waste">hazardous waste</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crematoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Crematoria">crematoria</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sewage_sludge" title="Sewage sludge">sewage sludge</a> incineration.</li> <li>3.0% from <a href="/wiki/Caustic_soda" class="mw-redirect" title="Caustic soda">caustic soda</a> production.</li> <li>1.4% from <a href="/wiki/Pig_iron" title="Pig iron">pig iron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a> production.</li> <li>1.1% from mercury production, mainly for batteries.</li> <li>2.0% from other sources.</li></ul> <p>The above percentages are estimates of the global human-caused mercury emissions in 2000, excluding biomass burning, an important source in some regions.<sup id="cite_ref-Pacyna_141-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pacyna-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A serious <a href="/wiki/Industrial_disasters" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial disasters">industrial disaster</a> was the dumping of waste mercury compounds into <a href="/wiki/Minamata" class="mw-redirect" title="Minamata">Minamata</a> Bay, Japan, between 1932 and 1968. It is estimated that over 3,000 people suffered various deformities, severe mercury poisoning symptoms or death from what became known as <a href="/wiki/Minamata_disease" title="Minamata disease">Minamata disease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>China is estimated to produce 50% of mercury emissions, most of which result from production of <a href="/wiki/Vinyl_chloride" title="Vinyl chloride">vinyl chloride</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pagliaro_2016_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pagliaro_2016-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm/190px--Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="190" height="338" data-durationhint="9" data-mwtitle="Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street,_Tai_Po,_Hong_Kong,_2023.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street,_Tai_Po,_Hong_Kong,_2023.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="270" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm" type="video/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, vorbis&quot;" data-width="639" data-height="1136" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="406" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm.1080p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;" data-transcodekey="1080p.vp9.webm" data-width="608" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="82" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="136" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs=&quot;vp8, vorbis&quot;" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="202" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm/Joss_paper_burning_on_the_street%2C_Tai_Po%2C_Hong_Kong%2C_2023.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="202" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>Joss paper burning on the street, a common tradition practiced in Asia, Hong Kong, 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>Mercury also enters into the environment through the improper disposal of mercury-containing products.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Due to health concerns, <a href="/wiki/Waste_management" title="Waste management">toxics use reduction</a> efforts are cutting back or eliminating mercury in such products. For example, the amount of mercury sold in thermostats in the United States decreased from 14.5 tons in 2004 to 3.9 tons in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Tobacco_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Tobacco plant">tobacco plant</a> readily absorbs and accumulates <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metals" title="Heavy metals">heavy metals</a> such as mercury from the surrounding soil into its leaves. These are subsequently inhaled during <a href="/wiki/Tobacco_smoking" title="Tobacco smoking">tobacco smoking</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While mercury is a constituent of <a href="/wiki/Tobacco_smoke" title="Tobacco smoke">tobacco smoke</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> studies have largely failed to discover a significant correlation between smoking and mercury uptake by humans compared to sources such as occupational exposure, fish consumption, and <a href="/wiki/Amalgam_tooth_fillings" class="mw-redirect" title="Amalgam tooth fillings">amalgam tooth fillings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A less well-known source of mercury is the burning of <a href="/wiki/Joss_paper" title="Joss paper">joss paper</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which is a common tradition practiced in Asia, including China,<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Vietnam, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Spill_cleanup">Spill cleanup</h4></div> <p>Mercury spills pose an immediate threat to people handling the material, in addition to being an environmental hazard if the material is not contained properly. This is of particular concern for visible mercury, or mercury in liquid state, as its unusual appearance and behavior for a metal makes it an <a href="/wiki/Attractive_nuisance_doctrine" title="Attractive nuisance doctrine">attractive nuisance</a> to the uninformed.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Procedures have been developed to contain mercury spills, as well as recommendations on appropriate responses based on the conditions of a spill.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Tracking liquid mercury away from the site of a spill is a major concern in liquid mercury spills; regulations emphasize containment of the visible mercury as the first course of action, followed by monitoring of mercury vapors and vapor cleanup. Several products are sold as mercury spill <a href="/wiki/Adsorption" title="Adsorption">adsorbents</a>, ranging from metal salts to polymers and <a href="/wiki/Zeolite" title="Zeolite">zeolites</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sediment_contamination">Sediment contamination</h3></div> <p>Sediments within large urban-industrial <a href="/wiki/Estuaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Estuaries">estuaries</a> act as an important sink for <a href="/wiki/Point_source_pollution" title="Point source pollution">point source</a> and diffuse mercury pollution within <a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">catchments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VaneBeriro2015_158-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VaneBeriro2015-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A 2015 study of foreshore sediments from the <a href="/wiki/Thames_estuary" class="mw-redirect" title="Thames estuary">Thames estuary</a> measured total mercury at 0.01 to 12.07&#160;mg/kg with mean of 2.10&#160;mg/kg and median of 0.85&#160;mg/kg (n&#160;=&#160;351).<sup id="cite_ref-VaneBeriro2015_158-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VaneBeriro2015-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The highest mercury concentrations were shown to occur in and around the city of <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> in association with fine grain muds and high total organic carbon content.<sup id="cite_ref-VaneBeriro2015_158-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VaneBeriro2015-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The strong affinity of mercury for carbon rich sediments has also been observed in salt marsh sediments of the <a href="/wiki/River_Mersey" title="River Mersey">River Mersey</a>, with a mean concentration of 2&#160;mg/kg, up to 5&#160;mg/kg.<sup id="cite_ref-VaneJones2009_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VaneJones2009-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These concentrations are far higher than those in the salt marsh river creek sediments of New Jersey and <a href="/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangroves</a> of Southern China, which exhibit low mercury concentrations of about 0.2&#160;mg/kg.<sup id="cite_ref-VaneHarrison2008_160-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VaneHarrison2008-160"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VaneHarrison2009_161-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VaneHarrison2009-161"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Occupational_exposure">Occupational exposure</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EPA_workers_clean_up_residential_mercury_spill_(3986684199).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/EPA_workers_clean_up_residential_mercury_spill_%283986684199%29.jpg/220px-EPA_workers_clean_up_residential_mercury_spill_%283986684199%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/EPA_workers_clean_up_residential_mercury_spill_%283986684199%29.jpg/330px-EPA_workers_clean_up_residential_mercury_spill_%283986684199%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/EPA_workers_clean_up_residential_mercury_spill_%283986684199%29.jpg/440px-EPA_workers_clean_up_residential_mercury_spill_%283986684199%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>EPA workers clean up residential mercury spill in 2004</figcaption></figure> <p>Due to the health effects of mercury exposure, industrial and commercial uses are regulated in many countries. The <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration" title="Occupational Safety and Health Administration">OSHA</a>, and <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_for_Occupational_Safety_and_Health" title="National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health">NIOSH</a> all treat mercury as an occupational hazard; both OSHA and NIOSH, among other regulatory agencies, have established specific occupational exposure limits on the element and its derivative compounds in liquid and vapor form.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Environmental releases and disposal of mercury are regulated in the U.S. primarily by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">United States Environmental Protection Agency</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fish">Fish</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mercury_in_fish" title="Mercury in fish">Mercury in fish</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">Fish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shellfish" title="Shellfish">shellfish</a> have a natural tendency to concentrate mercury in their bodies, often in the form of <a href="/wiki/Methylmercury" title="Methylmercury">methylmercury</a>, a highly toxic organic compound of mercury. Species of fish that are high on the <a href="/wiki/Food_chain" title="Food chain">food chain</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Shark" title="Shark">shark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swordfish" title="Swordfish">swordfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_mackerel" title="King mackerel">king mackerel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bluefin_tuna" title="Bluefin tuna">bluefin tuna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Albacore_tuna" class="mw-redirect" title="Albacore tuna">albacore tuna</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tilefish" title="Tilefish">tilefish</a> contain higher concentrations of mercury than others. Because mercury and methylmercury are fat soluble, they primarily accumulate in the <a href="/wiki/Viscera" class="mw-redirect" title="Viscera">viscera</a>, although they are also found throughout the muscle tissue.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury presence in fish muscles can be studied using non-lethal muscle <a href="/wiki/Biopsy" title="Biopsy">biopsies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury present in prey fish accumulates in the predator that consumes them. Since fish are less efficient at depurating than accumulating methylmercury, methylmercury concentrations in the fish tissue increase over time. Thus species that are high on the <a href="/wiki/Food_chain" title="Food chain">food chain</a> amass body burdens of mercury that can be ten times higher than the species they consume. This process is called <a href="/wiki/Biomagnification" title="Biomagnification">biomagnification</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mercury_poisoning" title="Mercury poisoning">Mercury poisoning</a> happened this way in <a href="/wiki/Minamata,_Kumamoto" title="Minamata, Kumamoto">Minamata</a>, Japan, now called <a href="/wiki/Minamata_disease" title="Minamata disease">Minamata disease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_143-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_144-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cosmetics">Cosmetics</h3></div> <p>Some facial creams contain dangerous levels of mercury. Most contain comparatively non-toxic inorganic mercury, but products containing highly toxic organic mercury have been encountered.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> residents have been found to be exposed to significant levels of inorganic mercury compounds through the use of skin care products.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Effects_and_symptoms_of_mercury_poisoning">Effects and symptoms of mercury poisoning</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mercury_poisoning" title="Mercury poisoning">Mercury poisoning</a></div> <p>Toxic effects include damage to the brain, kidneys and lungs. Mercury poisoning can result in several diseases, including <a href="/wiki/Acrodynia" title="Acrodynia">acrodynia</a> (pink disease), Hunter-Russell syndrome, and <a href="/wiki/Minamata_disease" title="Minamata disease">Minamata disease</a>. Symptoms typically include sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), disturbed sensation and a lack of coordination. The type and degree of symptoms exhibited depend upon the individual toxin, the dose, and the method and duration of exposure. <a href="/wiki/Case%E2%80%93control_studies" class="mw-redirect" title="Case–control studies">Case–control studies</a> have shown effects such as tremors, impaired <a href="/wiki/Cognitive" class="mw-redirect" title="Cognitive">cognitive</a> skills, and sleep disturbance in workers with chronic exposure to mercury vapor even at low concentrations in the range 0.7–42&#160;μg/m<sup>3</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-ngim_170-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ngim-170"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-liang_171-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-liang-171"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A study has shown that acute exposure (4–8 hours) to calculated elemental mercury levels of 1.1 to 44&#160;mg/m<sup>3</sup> resulted in chest pain, <a href="/wiki/Dyspnea" class="mw-redirect" title="Dyspnea">dyspnea</a>, cough, <a href="/wiki/Hemoptysis" title="Hemoptysis">hemoptysis</a>, impairment of pulmonary function, and evidence of interstitial <a href="/wiki/Pneumonitis" title="Pneumonitis">pneumonitis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-acutepoisoning_137-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acutepoisoning-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Acute exposure to mercury vapor has been shown to result in profound central nervous system effects, including psychotic reactions characterized by delirium, hallucinations, and suicidal tendency. Occupational exposure has resulted in broad-ranging functional disturbance, including <a href="/wiki/Erethism" title="Erethism">erethism</a>, irritability, excitability, excessive shyness, and insomnia. With continuing exposure, a fine tremor develops and may escalate to violent muscular spasms. Tremor initially involves the hands and later spreads to the eyelids, lips, and tongue. Long-term, low-level exposure has been associated with more subtle symptoms of erethism, including fatigue, irritability, loss of memory, vivid dreams and depression.<sup id="cite_ref-chronicpoisoning_138-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chronicpoisoning-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Treatment">Treatment</h3></div> <p>Research on the treatment of mercury poisoning is limited. Currently available drugs for acute mercurial poisoning include <a href="/wiki/Chelator" class="mw-redirect" title="Chelator">chelators</a> <i>N</i>-acetyl-<small>D</small>,<small>L</small>-<a href="/wiki/Penicillamine" title="Penicillamine">penicillamine</a> (NAP), <a href="/wiki/British_Anti-Lewisite" class="mw-redirect" title="British Anti-Lewisite">British Anti-Lewisite</a> (BAL), <a href="/wiki/2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic_acid" class="mw-redirect" title="2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid">2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid</a> (DMPS), and <a href="/wiki/Dimercaptosuccinic_acid" class="mw-redirect" title="Dimercaptosuccinic acid">dimercaptosuccinic acid</a> (DMSA). In one small study including 11 construction workers exposed to elemental mercury, patients were treated with DMSA and NAP.<sup id="cite_ref-Bluhm_173-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bluhm-173"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chelation_therapy" title="Chelation therapy">Chelation therapy</a> with both drugs resulted in the mobilization of a small fraction of the total estimated body mercury. DMSA was able to increase the excretion of mercury to a greater extent than NAP.<sup id="cite_ref-Bluhm_173-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bluhm-173"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regulations">Regulations</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3></div> <p>140 countries agreed in the <a href="/wiki/Minamata_Convention_on_Mercury" title="Minamata Convention on Mercury">Minamata Convention on Mercury</a> by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Environment_Programme" title="United Nations Environment Programme">United Nations Environment Programme</a> (UNEP) to prevent mercury vapor emissions.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The convention was signed on 10 October 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3></div> <p>In the United States, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">Environmental Protection Agency</a> is charged with regulating and managing mercury contamination. Several laws give the EPA this authority, including the <a href="/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_(United_States)" title="Clean Air Act (United States)">Clean Air Act</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Clean_Water_Act" title="Clean Water Act">Clean Water Act</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act" title="Resource Conservation and Recovery Act">Resource Conservation and Recovery Act</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Safe_Drinking_Water_Act" title="Safe Drinking Water Act">Safe Drinking Water Act</a>. Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/Mercury-Containing_and_Rechargeable_Battery_Management_Act" title="Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act">Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act</a>, passed in 1996, phases out the use of mercury in batteries, and provides for the efficient and cost-effective disposal of many types of used batteries.<sup id="cite_ref-epa_regs_176-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-epa_regs-176"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> North America contributed approximately 11% of the total global anthropogenic mercury emissions in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The United States <a href="/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_(1990)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clean Air Act (1990)">Clean Air Act</a>, passed in 1990, put mercury on a list of toxic pollutants that need to be controlled to the greatest possible extent. Thus, industries that release high concentrations of mercury into the environment agreed to install maximum achievable control technologies (MACT). In March 2005, the EPA promulgated a regulation<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> that added power plants to the list of sources that should be controlled and instituted a national <a href="/wiki/Emissions_trading" title="Emissions trading">cap and trade</a> system. States were given until November 2006 to impose stricter controls, but after a legal challenge from several states, the regulations were struck down by a federal appeals court on 8 February 2008. The rule was deemed not sufficient to protect the health of persons living near coal-fired power plants, given the negative effects documented in the EPA Study Report to Congress of 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-nj_vs_epa_179-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nj_vs_epa-179"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However newer data published in 2015 showed that after introduction of the stricter controls mercury declined sharply, indicating that the Clean Air Act had its intended impact.<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The EPA announced new rules for <a href="/wiki/Coal-fired_power_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Coal-fired power plant">coal-fired power plants</a> on 22 December 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cement_kiln" title="Cement kiln">Cement kilns</a> that burn hazardous waste are held to a looser standard than are standard <a href="/wiki/Hazardous_waste" title="Hazardous waste">hazardous waste</a> <a href="/wiki/Incinerator" class="mw-redirect" title="Incinerator">incinerators</a> in the United States, and as a result are a disproportionate source of mercury pollution.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_Union">European Union</h3></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>, the directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (see <a href="/wiki/Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive" class="mw-redirect" title="Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive">RoHS</a>) bans mercury from certain electrical and electronic products, and limits the amount of mercury in other products to less than 1000 <a href="/wiki/Parts_per_million" class="mw-redirect" title="Parts per million">ppm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-eu_regs_183-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eu_regs-183"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There are restrictions for mercury concentration in packaging (the limit is 100 ppm for sum of mercury, <a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">lead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hexavalent_chromium" title="Hexavalent chromium">hexavalent chromium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cadmium" title="Cadmium">cadmium</a>) and batteries (the limit is 5 ppm).<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In July 2007, the European Union also banned mercury in non-electrical measuring devices, such as <a href="/wiki/Thermometer" title="Thermometer">thermometers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barometer" title="Barometer">barometers</a>. The ban applies to new devices only, and contains exemptions for the health care sector and a two-year grace period for manufacturers of barometers.<sup id="cite_ref-eu_reuters_185-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eu_reuters-185"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scandinavia">Scandinavia</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> enacted a total ban on the use of mercury in the manufacturing and import/export of mercury products, effective 1 January 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-norway_186-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-norway-186"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2002, several lakes in Norway were found to have a poor state of mercury pollution, with an excess of 1&#160;μg/g of mercury in their sediment.<sup id="cite_ref-environment_norway_187-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-environment_norway-187"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2008, Norway's Minister of Environment Development <a href="/wiki/Erik_Solheim" title="Erik Solheim">Erik Solheim</a> said: "Mercury is among the most dangerous environmental toxins. Satisfactory alternatives to Hg in products are available, and it is therefore fitting to induce a ban."<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Products containing mercury were banned in Sweden in 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> while elemental mercury has been banned from manufacture and use in all but a few applications (such as certain energy-saving light sources and amalgam dental fillings) in Denmark since 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COLEX_process" title="COLEX process">COLEX process</a> (isotopic separation)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_pollution_in_the_ocean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury pollution in the ocean">Mercury pollution in the ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_mercury" title="Red mercury">Red mercury</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Theoretical calculations indicate that <a href="/wiki/Copernicium" title="Copernicium">copernicium</a>, which lies directly beneath mercury on the periodic table, is likely a liquid at standard pressure and temperature.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A room can easily reach 29°C (84°F) to melt caesium, and 30°C (86°F) to melt gallium.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">−37.89&#160;°<a href="/wiki/Fahrenheit" title="Fahrenheit">F</a>; 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6211261.ece">the original</a> on 17 May 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.atitle=%27Green%27+Lightbulbs+Poison+Workers%3A+hundreds+of+factory+staff+are+being+made+ill+by+mercury+used+in+bulbs+destined+for+the+West&amp;rft.date=2009-05-03&amp;rft.au=Sheridan%2C+M.&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesonline.co.uk%2Ftol%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Farticle6211261.ece&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMercury+%28element%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/03/12/almaden-quicksilver-park-then-and-now-in-pictures/">"Almaden Quicksilver Park, then and now in pictures"</a>. <i>The Mercury News</i>. 12 March 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Arcadia Publishing. p.&#160;8. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7385-3131-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7385-3131-1"><bdi>978-0-7385-3131-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=New+Almaden&amp;rft.pages=8&amp;rft.pub=Arcadia+Publishing&amp;rft.date=2006&amp;rft.isbn=978-0-7385-3131-1&amp;rft.au=Boulland+M&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DC6N03Lww1YsC%26pg%3DPA8&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMercury+%28element%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For a general overview, see <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRiedelKaupp2009" class="citation journal cs1">Riedel, S.; Kaupp, M. 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"The Highest Oxidation States of the Transition Metal Elements". <i>Coordination Chemistry Reviews</i>. <b>253</b> (<span class="nowrap">5–</span>6): <span class="nowrap">606–</span>624. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ccr.2008.07.014">10.1016/j.ccr.2008.07.014</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Coordination+Chemistry+Reviews&amp;rft.atitle=The+Highest+Oxidation+States+of+the+Transition+Metal+Elements&amp;rft.volume=253&amp;rft.issue=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E5%E2%80%93%3C%2Fspan%3E6&amp;rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E606-%3C%2Fspan%3E624&amp;rft.date=2009&amp;rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1016%2Fj.ccr.2008.07.014&amp;rft.aulast=Riedel&amp;rft.aufirst=S.&amp;rft.au=Kaupp%2C+M.&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMercury+%28element%29" class="Z3988"></span> The claimed 1976 synthesis is <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDemingAllredDahlHerlinger1976" class="citation journal cs1">Deming, Richard L.; Allred, A. L.; Dahl, Alan R.; Herlinger, Albert W.; Kestner, Mark O. (July 1976). "Tripositive mercury. Low temperature electrochemical oxidation of 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecanemercury(II) tetrafluoroborate". <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>. <b>98</b> (14): <span class="nowrap">4132–</span>4137. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibcode (identifier)">Bibcode</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1976JAChS..98.4132D">1976JAChS..98.4132D</a>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1021%2Fja00430a020">10.1021/ja00430a020</a>;</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+American+Chemical+Society&amp;rft.atitle=Tripositive+mercury.+Low+temperature+electrochemical+oxidation+of+1%2C4%2C8%2C11-tetraazacyclotetradecanemercury%28II%29+tetrafluoroborate&amp;rft.volume=98&amp;rft.issue=14&amp;rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E4132-%3C%2Fspan%3E4137&amp;rft.date=1976-07&amp;rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1021%2Fja00430a020&amp;rft_id=info%3Abibcode%2F1976JAChS..98.4132D&amp;rft.aulast=Deming&amp;rft.aufirst=Richard+L.&amp;rft.au=Allred%2C+A.+L.&amp;rft.au=Dahl%2C+Alan+R.&amp;rft.au=Herlinger%2C+Albert+W.&amp;rft.au=Kestner%2C+Mark+O.&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMercury+%28element%29" class="Z3988"></span> but note that Reidel &amp; Kaupp cite more recent work arguing that the <a href="/wiki/Cyclam" title="Cyclam">cyclam</a> ligand is instead oxidized. The claimed 2007 isolation is <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFXuefang_WangAndrewsRiedelKaupp2007" class="citation journal cs1">Xuefang Wang; Andrews, Lester; Riedel, Sebastian; Kaupp, Martin (2007). "Mercury Is a Transition Metal: The First Experimental Evidence for HgF<sub>4</sub>". <i>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed</i>. <b>46</b> (44): <span class="nowrap">8371–</span>8375. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fanie.200703710">10.1002/anie.200703710</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a>&#160;<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17899620">17899620</a>,</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Angew.+Chem.+Int.+Ed.&amp;rft.atitle=Mercury+Is+a+Transition+Metal%3A+The+First+Experimental+Evidence+for+HgF%3Csub%3E4%3C%2Fsub%3E&amp;rft.volume=46&amp;rft.issue=44&amp;rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E8371-%3C%2Fspan%3E8375&amp;rft.date=2007&amp;rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1002%2Fanie.200703710&amp;rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F17899620&amp;rft.au=Xuefang+Wang&amp;rft.au=Andrews%2C+Lester&amp;rft.au=Riedel%2C+Sebastian&amp;rft.au=Kaupp%2C+Martin&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMercury+%28element%29" class="Z3988"></span> but the spectral identifications are disputed in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRoomsWilsonHarveyBridgeman2008" class="citation journal cs1">Rooms, J. F.; Wilson, A. V.; Harvey, I.; Bridgeman, A. J.; Young, N. A. (2008). 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;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen"><span style="display:block">H</span></a></span> </td> <td colspan="30"> </td> <td title="He, Helium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Helium" title="Helium"><span style="display:block">He</span></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Period_2_element" title="Period 2 element">2</a> </th> <td title="Li, Lithium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lithium" title="Lithium"><span style="display:block">Li</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Be, Beryllium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Beryllium" title="Beryllium"><span style="display:block">Be</span></a></span> </td> <td colspan="24"> </td> <td title="B, Boron" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boron" title="Boron"><span style="display:block">B</span></a></span> </td> <td title="C, Carbon" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon"><span style="display:block">C</span></a></span> </td> <td title="N, Nitrogen" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nitrogen" title="Nitrogen"><span style="display:block">N</span></a></span> </td> <td title="O, Oxygen" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oxygen" title="Oxygen"><span style="display:block">O</span></a></span> </td> <td title="F, Fluorine" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fluorine" title="Fluorine"><span style="display:block">F</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ne, Neon" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Neon" title="Neon"><span style="display:block">Ne</span></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Period_3_element" title="Period 3 element">3</a> </th> <td title="Na, Sodium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sodium" title="Sodium"><span style="display:block">Na</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Mg, Magnesium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Magnesium" title="Magnesium"><span style="display:block">Mg</span></a></span> </td> <td colspan="24"> </td> <td title="Al, Aluminium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium"><span style="display:block">Al</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Si, Silicon" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Silicon" title="Silicon"><span style="display:block">Si</span></a></span> </td> <td title="P, Phosphorus" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phosphorus" title="Phosphorus"><span style="display:block">P</span></a></span> </td> <td title="S, Sulfur" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sulfur" title="Sulfur"><span style="display:block">S</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Cl, Chlorine" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine"><span style="display:block">Cl</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ar, Argon" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Argon" title="Argon"><span style="display:block">Ar</span></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Period_4_element" title="Period 4 element">4</a> </th> <td title="K, Potassium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Potassium" title="Potassium"><span style="display:block">K</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ca, Calcium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Calcium" title="Calcium"><span style="display:block">Ca</span></a></span> </td> <td colspan="14"> </td> <td title="Sc, Scandium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Scandium" title="Scandium"><span style="display:block">Sc</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ti, Titanium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Titanium" title="Titanium"><span style="display:block">Ti</span></a></span> </td> <td title="V, Vanadium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vanadium" title="Vanadium"><span style="display:block">V</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Cr, Chromium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chromium" title="Chromium"><span style="display:block">Cr</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Mn, Manganese" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manganese" title="Manganese"><span style="display:block">Mn</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Fe, Iron" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron"><span style="display:block">Fe</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Co, Cobalt" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cobalt" title="Cobalt"><span style="display:block">Co</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ni, Nickel" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel"><span style="display:block">Ni</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Cu, Copper" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper"><span style="display:block">Cu</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Zn, Zinc" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Zinc" title="Zinc"><span style="display:block">Zn</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ga, Gallium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gallium" title="Gallium"><span style="display:block">Ga</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ge, Germanium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Germanium" title="Germanium"><span style="display:block">Ge</span></a></span> </td> <td title="As, Arsenic" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arsenic" title="Arsenic"><span style="display:block">As</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Se, Selenium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Selenium" title="Selenium"><span style="display:block">Se</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Br, Bromine" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bromine" title="Bromine"><span style="display:block">Br</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Kr, Krypton" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Krypton" title="Krypton"><span style="display:block">Kr</span></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Period_5_element" title="Period 5 element">5</a> </th> <td title="Rb, Rubidium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rubidium" title="Rubidium"><span style="display:block">Rb</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Sr, Strontium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Strontium" title="Strontium"><span style="display:block">Sr</span></a></span> </td> <td colspan="14"> </td> <td title="Y, Yttrium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yttrium" title="Yttrium"><span style="display:block">Y</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Zr, Zirconium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Zirconium" title="Zirconium"><span style="display:block">Zr</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Nb, Niobium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Niobium" title="Niobium"><span style="display:block">Nb</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Mo, Molybdenum" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Molybdenum" title="Molybdenum"><span style="display:block">Mo</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Tc, Technetium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Technetium" title="Technetium"><span style="display:block">Tc</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ru, Ruthenium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ruthenium" title="Ruthenium"><span style="display:block">Ru</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Rh, Rhodium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhodium" title="Rhodium"><span style="display:block">Rh</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Pd, Palladium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Palladium" title="Palladium"><span style="display:block">Pd</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ag, Silver" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Silver" title="Silver"><span style="display:block">Ag</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Cd, Cadmium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cadmium" title="Cadmium"><span style="display:block">Cd</span></a></span> </td> <td title="In, Indium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indium" title="Indium"><span style="display:block">In</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Sn, Tin" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin"><span style="display:block">Sn</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Sb, Antimony" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Antimony" title="Antimony"><span style="display:block">Sb</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Te, Tellurium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tellurium" title="Tellurium"><span style="display:block">Te</span></a></span> </td> <td title="I, Iodine" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iodine" title="Iodine"><span style="display:block">I</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Xe, Xenon" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Xenon" title="Xenon"><span style="display:block">Xe</span></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Period_6_element" title="Period 6 element">6</a> </th> <td title="Cs, Caesium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Caesium" title="Caesium"><span style="display:block">Cs</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ba, Barium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barium" title="Barium"><span style="display:block">Ba</span></a></span> </td> <td title="La, Lanthanum" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lanthanum" title="Lanthanum"><span style="display:block">La</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ce, Cerium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cerium" title="Cerium"><span style="display:block">Ce</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Pr, Praseodymium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Praseodymium" title="Praseodymium"><span style="display:block">Pr</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Nd, Neodymium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Neodymium" title="Neodymium"><span style="display:block">Nd</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Pm, Promethium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Promethium" title="Promethium"><span style="display:block">Pm</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Sm, Samarium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Samarium" title="Samarium"><span style="display:block">Sm</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Eu, Europium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Europium" title="Europium"><span style="display:block">Eu</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Gd, Gadolinium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gadolinium" title="Gadolinium"><span style="display:block">Gd</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Tb, Terbium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Terbium" title="Terbium"><span style="display:block">Tb</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Dy, Dysprosium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dysprosium" title="Dysprosium"><span style="display:block">Dy</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ho, Holmium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Holmium" title="Holmium"><span style="display:block">Ho</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Er, Erbium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Erbium" title="Erbium"><span style="display:block">Er</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Tm, Thulium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Thulium" title="Thulium"><span style="display:block">Tm</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Yb, Ytterbium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ytterbium" title="Ytterbium"><span style="display:block">Yb</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Lu, Lutetium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lutetium" title="Lutetium"><span style="display:block">Lu</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Hf, Hafnium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hafnium" title="Hafnium"><span style="display:block">Hf</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ta, Tantalum" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tantalum" title="Tantalum"><span style="display:block">Ta</span></a></span> </td> <td title="W, Tungsten" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tungsten" title="Tungsten"><span style="display:block">W</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Re, Rhenium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhenium" title="Rhenium"><span style="display:block">Re</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Os, Osmium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Osmium" title="Osmium"><span style="display:block">Os</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ir, Iridium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iridium" title="Iridium"><span style="display:block">Ir</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Pt, Platinum" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Platinum" title="Platinum"><span style="display:block">Pt</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Au, Gold" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold"><span style="display:block">Au</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Hg, Mercury" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:3px solid black; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span style="display:block">Hg</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Tl, Thallium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Thallium" title="Thallium"><span style="display:block">Tl</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Pb, Lead" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead"><span style="display:block">Pb</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Bi, Bismuth" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bismuth" title="Bismuth"><span style="display:block">Bi</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Po, Polonium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Polonium" title="Polonium"><span style="display:block">Po</span></a></span> </td> <td title="At, Astatine" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Astatine" title="Astatine"><span style="display:block">At</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Rn, Radon" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdff8c; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Radon" title="Radon"><span style="display:block">Rn</span></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Period_7_element" title="Period 7 element">7</a> </th> <td title="Fr, Francium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Francium" title="Francium"><span style="display:block">Fr</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ra, Radium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ff9999; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Radium" title="Radium"><span style="display:block">Ra</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Ac, Actinium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Actinium" title="Actinium"><span style="display:block">Ac</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Th, Thorium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Thorium" title="Thorium"><span style="display:block">Th</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Pa, Protactinium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Protactinium" title="Protactinium"><span style="display:block">Pa</span></a></span> </td> <td title="U, Uranium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Uranium" title="Uranium"><span style="display:block">U</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Np, Neptunium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Neptunium" title="Neptunium"><span style="display:block">Np</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Pu, Plutonium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Plutonium" title="Plutonium"><span style="display:block">Pu</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Am, Americium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Americium" title="Americium"><span style="display:block">Am</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Cm, Curium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Curium" title="Curium"><span style="display:block">Cm</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Bk, Berkelium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Berkelium" title="Berkelium"><span style="display:block">Bk</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Cf, Californium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Californium" title="Californium"><span style="display:block">Cf</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Es, Einsteinium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Einsteinium" title="Einsteinium"><span style="display:block">Es</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Fm, Fermium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fermium" title="Fermium"><span style="display:block">Fm</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Md, Mendelevium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mendelevium" title="Mendelevium"><span style="display:block">Md</span></a></span> </td> <td title="No, Nobelium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#9bff99; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nobelium" title="Nobelium"><span style="display:block">No</span></a></span> </td> <td title="Lr, Lawrencium" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff; color:inherit; border:none; ;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lawrencium" title="Lawrencium"><span 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nitrate">Hg<sub>2</sub>(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_oxide" title="Mercury(I) oxide">Hg<sub>2</sub>O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_carbonate" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury(I) carbonate">Hg<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_sulfate" title="Mercury(I) sulfate">Hg<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_sulfide" title="Mercury(I) sulfide">Hg<sub>2</sub>S</a> (<i>hypothetical</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mercury(II)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_hydride" title="Mercury(II) hydride">HgH<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercuric_amidochloride" title="Mercuric amidochloride">HgNH<sub>2</sub>Cl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_selenide" title="Mercury selenide">HgSe</a></li> <li><a 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title="Mercury(II) oxide">HgO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_sulfate" title="Mercury(II) sulfate">HgSO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_thiocyanate" title="Mercury(II) thiocyanate">Hg(SCN)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_fulminate" title="Mercury(II) fulminate">Hg(CNO)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_nitride" title="Mercury nitride">Hg<sub>3</sub>N<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bis(trimethylsilyl)mercury" title="Bis(trimethylsilyl)mercury">Hg(Si(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_tetraiodomercurate(II)" title="Potassium tetraiodomercurate(II)">K<sub>2</sub>HgI<sub>4</sub></a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Organomercury_compounds31" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Organomercury" class="mw-redirect" title="Organomercury">Organomercury</a><br /> compounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dimethylmercury" title="Dimethylmercury">Hg(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diethylmercury" title="Diethylmercury">Hg(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diphenylmercury" title="Diphenylmercury">Hg(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phenylmercury_acetate" title="Phenylmercury acetate">HgC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>CO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phenylmercuric_borate" title="Phenylmercuric borate">HgC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OB(OH)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phenylmercuric_nitrate" title="Phenylmercuric nitrate">HgC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phenyl(trichloromethyl)mercury" title="Phenyl(trichloromethyl)mercury">HgC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CCl<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4-Chloromercuribenzoic_acid" title="4-Chloromercuribenzoic acid">HgClC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meralluride" title="Meralluride">HgOHCH<sub>2</sub>CHOCH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>(NHCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_stearate" title="Mercury(II) stearate"><span class="chemf nowrap">C<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">36</sub></span></span>H<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">70</sub></span></span>HgO<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">4</sub></span></span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mersalyl" title="Mersalyl">HgOHCH<sub>2</sub>CHOCH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>NHCOC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>OCH<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merbromin" title="Merbromin">Na<sub>2</sub>HgOHC<sub>6</sub>HOBrC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>OBrOCHC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>CO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitromersol" title="Nitromersol">HgOC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>NO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiomersal" title="Thiomersal">NaHgC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>SC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>CO<sub>2</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mercury(IV)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mercury(IV)_fluoride" title="Mercury(IV) fluoride">HgF<sub>4</sub></a> (<i>hypothetical</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Amalgam_(chemistry)" title="Amalgam (chemistry)">Amalgams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_amalgam" title="Sodium amalgam">Na(Hg)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_amalgam" title="Aluminium amalgam">Al(Hg)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amalgam_(chemistry)#Potassium_amalgam" title="Amalgam 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