Description
In mines, mercury is used to recover minute pieces of gold that is mixed in soil and sediment.
For years, mercury has been used in a number of processes, products, and laboratory operations.
Today mercury is commonly found in thermometers, manometers, paint, some fluorescent light bulbs, batteries, and mercury reagents.
| Phase at STP | liquid |
|---|---|
| Melting point | 234.3210 K (−38.8290 °C, −37.8922 °F) |
| Boiling point | 629.88 K (356.73 °C, 674.11 °F) |
| Density (near r.t.) | 13.534 g/cm3 |
| Triple point | 234.3156 K, 1.65×10−7 kPa |
| Critical point | 1750 K, 172.00 MPa |
| Heat of fusion | 2.29 kJ/mol |
| Heat of vaporization | 59.11 kJ/mol |
| Molar heat capacity | 27.983 J/(mol·K) |
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