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In his "Natural History" Pliny described it as "argentum vivum" |
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FJ |
ELEMENTS |
2024-03-26 |
#9067 |
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It's the element Hg& it's a god |
mercury
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$200 |
J |
IN YOUR ELEMENT |
2023-09-15 |
#8930 |
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Hydrargyrum, the first part of its old name, means "liquid" |
mercury
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$1,200 |
DJ |
OLD NAMES FOR CHEMICAL ELEMENTS |
2018-05-21 |
#7766 |
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Hail hydrargyrum, the Latin word meaning "liquid silver" that gives this element its chemical symbol |
mercury
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$800 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
2015-03-17 |
#7027 |
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Vermilion, a red pigment used in inks & paints, is made synthetically by reacting sulfur with this metal, Hg |
mercury
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$2,000 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
2014-12-12 |
#6960 |
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In 1759 a solid version of this metal was made by freezing a thermometer in a mixture of snow & nitric acid |
mercury
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$200 |
J |
METALS |
2013-12-06 |
#6725 |
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Liquid at room temperature, it has the same name as a planet |
mercury
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$200 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
2013-08-02 |
#6665 |
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Oops--it looks like somebody spilled this element |
mercury
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$400 |
J |
IT'S ELEMENTAL! |
2013-02-01 |
#6535 |
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Marlin & tilefish may contain high levels of this element, atomic number 80 |
mercury
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$800 |
J |
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS |
2012-07-17 |
#6422 |
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This liquid metal is 13.6 times heavier than an equal volume of water |
mercury
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$600 |
J |
METALS |
2011-10-04 |
#6217 |
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Hg, its chemical symbol, is derived from the Latin hydrargyrum, "liquid silver" |
mercury
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$400 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
2011-03-01 |
#6097 |
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Hydrargyrum |
mercury
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$2,000 |
DJ |
ELEMENTAL LATIN |
2010-05-25 |
#5927 |
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This silvery element often appears as droplets on deposits of cinnabar |
mercury
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$800 |
J |
IT'S ELEMENTARY |
2009-05-06 |
#5688 |
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This element's symbol, Hg, comes from the Latin word hydrargyrum, meaning "liquid silver" |
mercury
DD
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$400 |
DJ |
IT'S ELEMENTAL |
2008-02-15 |
#5400 |
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This liquid metal is also called quicksilver |
mercury
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$400 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
2006-04-06 |
#4974 |
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Heinrich Geissler found he could create a vacuum by moving a column of this element up & down in a tube |
mercury
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$1,200 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
2006-02-22 |
#4943 |
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This element known to the ancients is liquid at room temperature |
mercury
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$400 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
2005-03-04 |
#4725 |
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Its symbol Hg comes from the Latin hydrargyrum, "watery silver" |
mercury
DD
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$1,000 |
J |
IT'S ELEMENTAL |
2004-11-03 |
#4637 |
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The silver fillings used by dentists are about 50% this toxic metallic element |
mercury
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$2,000 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
2004-03-31 |
#4513 |
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At -37.93 degrees Fahrenheit, this metal becomes a solid |
mercury
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$1,000 |
J |
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS |
2003-04-29 |
#4307 |
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If you heat cinnabar, you'll get sulfur & this liquid metal |
mercury
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$200 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
2003-02-17 |
#4256 |
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Its symbol Hg comes from the Latin term hydrargyrum, meaning "watery silver" |
mercury
DD
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$1,000 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
2002-06-03 |
#4101 |
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Cinnabar, a bright red ore, provides most of the world's supply of this liquid metal |
mercury
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$300 |
J |
METALS |
2000-10-30 |
#3716 |
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When Mom shakes the thermometer, it's to get this liquid metal to go down |
Mercury
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$400 |
DJ |
ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL |
1999-09-08 |
#3448 |
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Amalgams are alloys of this liquid metal combined with other metals |
Mercury
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$400 |
DJ |
METALS |
1997-12-04 |
#3054 |
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This liquid metal is added to paints to make them mildew proof |
mercury
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$300 |
J |
METALS |
1996-12-20 |
#2835 |
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This liquid metal weighs 13.6 times as much as an equal volume of water |
mercury
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$400 |
J |
METALS |
1996-05-21 |
#2712 |
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Vermilion, the red pigment in Chinese lacquer painting, is a compound of this metal, Hg |
mercury
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$400 |
J |
CHEMISTRY |
1995-09-11 |
#2531 |
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After WWII, batteries using compounds of this liquid metal were adapted for hearing aids, etc. |
mercury
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$400 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1995-05-04 |
#2469 |
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Because its coefficient of expansion is close to constant, this element works well in thermometers |
mercury
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$200 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1995-02-07 |
#2407 |
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This metal, aka quicksilver, becomes a solid at minus 40 degrees |
mercury
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$400 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
1994-11-07 |
#2341 |
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The chemical formula of this metal's ore cinnabar is HgS |
mercury
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$800 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
1994-09-14 |
#2303 |
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In 1972 over 90 nations agreed to ban dumping this liquid metal, Hg, into the oceans |
mercury
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$200 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1994-05-10 |
#2242 |
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Aristotle referred to it as "liquid silver" |
mercury
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$200 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1994-04-25 |
#2231 |
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Quicksilver is another name for this metal |
mercury
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$300 |
J |
METALS |
1994-03-14 |
#2201 |
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This liquid metal is used to make a red paint pigment called vermilion |
mercury
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$100 |
J |
METALS |
1993-12-02 |
#2129 |
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Liquid at room temperature, this metal is used in electrical switches & dental alloys |
Mercury
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$100 |
J |
METALS |
1992-12-21 |
#1911 |
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Though it was mined as early as 500 B.C., it wasn't used in thermometers until the 18th century |
mercury
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$100 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
1992-05-07 |
#1784 |
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It has the lowest melting point of any metallic element, -38° F. |
mercury
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FJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1992-04-22 |
#1773 |
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Over 13 times heavier than water, it was known in ancient times as "living silver" |
mercury
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$200 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
1992-03-26 |
#1754 |
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Hg, the symbol for this metal, is derived from the Greek word "hydrargyrum". meaning "water silver" |
mercury
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$400 |
DJ |
METALS |
1992-01-07 |
#1697 |
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The only element whose name is exactly the same as a planet's |
mercury
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$300 |
J |
THE ELEMENTS |
1991-09-18 |
#1618 |
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Cinnabar is the principal ore of this liquid metal |
mercury
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$200 |
DJ |
METALS |
1990-12-18 |
#1452 |
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Amalgams, which may be liquid or solid, are alloys of this metal |
mercury
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$300 |
J |
METALS |
1990-11-05 |
#1421 |
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Though technically a metal, it becomes a solid only at temperatures below -38℉. |
mercury
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$400 |
J |
METALS |
1987-02-18 |
#573 |
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At room temperature, this metal is a liquid |
mercury
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$400 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
1984-11-09 |
#45 |