| Mercury ✕ | |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Hg |
| Atomic number | 80 |
| Chemical property | Post-transition metal |
| Origin o the name | the New Latin name mercurius, named after the Roman god (Hg from former name hydrargyrum, from Greek hydr-, 'water', and argyros, 'silver') |
| Group | 12 |
| Period | 6 |
| Atomic weight (u) | 200.592 |
| Atomic weight uncertainty (u) | 0.003 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 13.5336 |
| Melting point (K) | 234.43 |
| Boiling point (K) | 629.88 |
| Heat capacity (J/(g·K)) | 0.14 |
| Electro-negativity | 2 |
| Abundance in earth's crust (mg/kg) | 0.085 |