Mercury holds the 80th spot on the Periodic Table. It has 80 protons, 80 electrons, and 121 neutrons in a neutral atom. It is in the 6th period, and the 12th group. A neutral atom has an atomic weight of 200.59 AMU. It is a silver color, and it is metallic. Mercury is the only common metal liquid at room temperature, and it is the heaviest elemental liquid. It rarely occurs freely in nature, but can be found in …showed first 75 words of 258 total…

…showed last 75 words of 258 total…the elements, which has an alchemic symbol, which is very similar to the scientific symbol for a female, but with a semicircle at the top. This means it was used in ancient times to try and find the elixir of life, and a method to turn base metals to gold. When John Dalton was working with atoms, he created his own symbol for Mercury, which is a circle, with 8 lines sticking inward toward the center.