Mercury is a kind of fluid metal in normal temperature withfluidity. It get heaviest density in all liquid. Many different metal coulddissolve into amalgam in mercury, thallium most, its dissolve 42.8% when 18degree Celsius, iron the least, 1.0*10-17%, so mercury could bepacked with ironware.
Chemicalproperty of mercury is stable, which is not easy to be oxidized and corroded.When activated with sulfur, HgS is produced, when activated with chlorine, HgCl
3or Hg
2Cl
2.Standard electric potential is +0.86
,electrochemicalequivalent is 7.483 gram/ampere.hour.
Mercury andthe compound get many kinds of uses, like chemical, electric appliance,instrument, medicine, metallurgy, military, new technique and so on.
In chemicalindustry, mercury cathode electrolyze salt solution into chlorine and causticsoda. It is also used as substitute for water as heating medium or thermostatof higher temperature in distillation equipment. Mercury is widely used inelectric appliance and equipment, as mercurial thermometer, gyroscope orpressure capsule for airplan or steamer sailing at night. It could be used inproduction of different electric switch, mercury lamp, mercury rectifier,oscillator, mercury battery and primary battery and so on. Mercury also couldbe sued as coolant and anti-radiation material in atomic reactor. Consideringmercury could be melted with various metal into amalgam, it is used inmetallurgy to extract and purify metal, as patio process in gold or other raremetals purification. Gold or silver amalgam turn hard rapidly, which is used asdental material usually.
Mainused in refining gold.after screening by water,the granule left is differentsize grain,even ash.The larger granule could be picked out,but many of which istoo small to pick.It could be use mercury to recover,because the mercury couldabsorb gold,when don’t take in fully,it still fluid,then cover them withcloth,forcing out the redundant mercury,Amalgam is left.Distilling the mercuryby put the amalgam in stove.The finished gold contain silver usually.Then usingother method to dispart the gold and silver.
Mercurycompound also have different uses. Mercury oxide as antifouling composition could be used as oil paint forocean ship bottom, depolarize in dry cell. Mercury bichloride used in tanning,photograph and so on. Mercury sulfide is a kind of red coating used in rubberand printing ink.
PhysicalProperty
Density ( 20degrees celsius) 13.546 g/cm
3MeltingPoint -38.87 degree Celsius
Boiling Point 357 degree Celsius
Mean SpecificHeat(0-100 degree Celsius) 138 J/(kg.K)
MeltingHeat 2.324 kJ/mol
VaporizationHeat 61.1 kJ/mol
HeatConductivity(0-100 degree Celsius) 8.65W/(m.k)
ElectricalResistivity(20 degree celsius) 95.9
μΩ·cmAlias:VirginSilver Liquid Mercury,Quicksilver;Mercury metal 99.99%+ foranalysis;Mercuryedistilled;Mercury solution 1000 ppm;Mercury solution 10 000ppm
Purity:99.99%,freefrom heavy metals,virgin not used
Package:34.5kg/flask;25flask/pallet
CAS No.:7439-97-6
EINECSNo.:231-106-7
UNNo.:UN2809
MolecularFormula:Hg
MolecularWeight:200.59
PhysicalState:silver Liquid metal,odourless
VaporPressure:0.002 mm Hg @25C
VaporDensity:7.0
Viscosity:15.5mP @25 dig C
BoilingPoint:356.72 dig C
MeltingPoint:-38.87 dig C
Solubility:Insoluble
Density:13.59
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