Symbol	Hg	Atomic radius: pm	150	Fusion: kJ/Mole	2.29
Name	Mercury	Ionic radius: pm	(+2)102	Boiling point: °C	357
Atomic number	80	Electron affinity	Unst anion	Melting point: °C	-39
Atomic weight	200.6	1st  ion potential	10.44	Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K)	0.14
Classification	Trans metal	Natural form	Liquid	Thermal Cond: W/(cm K)	0.08
Configuration	[Xe]4f145d106s2	Crystal structure	-	Electrical Cond	0.0104
Oxidation states	1,2	Density	13.53	Abundance: mg/kg-crust	0.085
Electronegativity	1.9	Vaporization: kJ/Mole	59.11
Mercury metal, or quicksilver, was known to the ancient Chinese and Hindus and has been found in an Egyptian tomb of c.1500 BC.			Uses - dental amalgams, sodium hydroxide production, thermometers, barometers, fluorescent lamps, batteries