General information about Mercury
Below, to the left, is Mercury at liquid temperature. Below, to the right, is Bohr's model of Mercury.
1. Element name and symbol: Mercury Hg
2. Atomic Number: 80
3. Average Atomic Mass: 201 amu
4. Number of protons, neutrons and electrons: 80, 121, 80
5. Location on the periodic table (Group, Period): 12, 6
6. Chemical family: Transition metals
7. Electron Configuration: 1s2 2s2 2d6 3s2 3d6 4s2 3d10 4d6 5s2 4d10 5d6 6s2 4f14 5d10
8. Atomic Radius: 157 pm
9. Ionization energy: 1810 kJ/mol
10. Electronegativity value: 2 Paulings
11. Color, texture, and physical state at room temperature: silver-white, soft/shiny, liquid
12. Boiling point and melting point: 356.73°C and -38.83°C
13. Valence electrons: 2
14. Common ions formed: Hg2+2 and Hg+2
2. Atomic Number: 80
3. Average Atomic Mass: 201 amu
4. Number of protons, neutrons and electrons: 80, 121, 80
5. Location on the periodic table (Group, Period): 12, 6
6. Chemical family: Transition metals
7. Electron Configuration: 1s2 2s2 2d6 3s2 3d6 4s2 3d10 4d6 5s2 4d10 5d6 6s2 4f14 5d10
8. Atomic Radius: 157 pm
9. Ionization energy: 1810 kJ/mol
10. Electronegativity value: 2 Paulings
11. Color, texture, and physical state at room temperature: silver-white, soft/shiny, liquid
12. Boiling point and melting point: 356.73°C and -38.83°C
13. Valence electrons: 2
14. Common ions formed: Hg2+2 and Hg+2