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    mercury

    mercury is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

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    (mĕr′kyŭ-rē )

    [L. Mercurius, a Roman god]
    SYMB: Hg A metallic element, atomic weight (mass) 201, atomic number 80. Mercury is a silvery liquid at room temperature. It forms two series of salts: mercurous, in which it has a valence of one (univalent), and mercuric, in which it has a valence of two (divalent).
    SEE: dental amalgam
    Mercury is insoluble in ordinary solvents but soluble in hydrochloric acid on boiling. Boiling releases irritating, highly toxic fumes into the air.

    CAS # 7439-97-6

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    TY - ELEC T1 - mercury ID - 733290 ED - Venes,Donald, BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary UR - https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733290/all/mercury PB - F.A. Davis Company ET - 23 DB - Taber's Online DP - Unbound Medicine ER -