All chemical elements

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