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Atoms of this metallic element bond weakly with others of their kind, so it's a liquid as low as 72 degrees |
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SCIENCE QUIZ |
2025-07-15 |
#9377 |
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Hg is the symbol for this element |
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SCIENCE |
2021-03-03 |
#8348 |
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It orbits the Sun at an average distance of 36 million miles |
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SCIENCE SURVEY |
2013-11-19 |
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In 1911 Heike Onnes first observed superconductivity when he cooled this slippery element to -452 degrees Fahrenheit |
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
2011-04-27 |
#6138 |
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In 1911 a physicist first observed superconductivity when he found no resistance in this slippery element at 4.2 kelvin |
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
2006-05-31 |
#5013 |
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A fluorescent lamp contains argon & a small amount of this liquid metal's vapor |
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SCIENCE LAB |
2005-10-28 |
#4860 |
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To make his barometer, Evangelista Torricelli inverted a glass tube in a dish of this |
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MEN OF SCIENCE |
2000-09-11 |
#3681 |
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A millimeter of this element is a common unit for measuring pressure, including blood pressure |
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
1999-04-28 |
#3383 |
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This tiny planet's thin atmosphere is mostly composed of helium & sodium thought to come from the solar wind |
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GENERAL SCIENCE |
1999-03-03 |
#3343 |
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From the surface of this innermost planet, the sun appears 2.5 times as large as it does from Earth |
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SCIENCE |
1997-12-17 |
#3063 |
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800 miles in diameter, the Caloris Basin is a feature of this innermost planet |
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SCIENCE |
1996-02-13 |
#2642 |
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Estimated temperatures on this planet range from 950° F. on the sunlit side to -346° on the dark side |
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SCIENCE |
1993-07-06 |
#2052 |
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This planet orbits the sun every 88 days at a distance of about 36,000,000 miles |
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SCIENCE |
1992-09-14 |
#1841 |
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Alloys containing this metal, symbol Hg, are called amalgams |
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SCIENCE |
1990-02-05 |
#1256 |
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Only the earth has greater density than this small planet |
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$200 |
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SCIENCE |
1987-03-05 |
#584 |