List of Mercury Isotopes and Mercury Applications:

Mercury-196 isotope (Hg-196 isotope, 196Hg isotope)

  • MERCURY-196 isotope is used for in metrology to create optical frequency reference points;
  • MERCURY-196 isotope is used for development and production of electrodeless lamps for atomic absorption analyser;
  • MERCURY-196 isotope is used for Mössbauer research in metallurgy;
  • MERCURY-196 isotope is used for production of Mercury-197 (Hg-197 isotope, 197Hg isotope) radionuclide (radioisotope) for medical application e.g. to diagnose kidney disease;
  • MERCURY-196 isotope is used for production of Mercury-197 (Hg-197 isotope, 197Hg isotope) radionuclide (radioisotope) in technology for Gamma-ray sources production during light alloy testing and for experiments using the Mössbauer effect;

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Mercury-198 isotope (Hg-198 isotope, 198Hg isotope)

  • MERCURY-198 isotope is used for research on development of length standards;
  • MERCURY-198 isotope is used for research using spectroscopic investigations;

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Mercury-199 isotope (Hg-199 isotope, 199Hg isotope)

  • MERCURY-199 isotope is used for research and development of high-precision frequency sensors;
  • MERCURY-199 isotope is used for research and development of neutron activation detector for intense neutron fields spectrometry;

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Mercury-200 isotope (Hg-200 isotope, 200Hg isotope)

  • MERCURY-200 isotope is used for research in nuclear physics;

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Mercury-202 isotope (Hg-202 isotope, 202Hg isotope)

  • MERCURY-202 isotope is used for experiments to develop magnetometers for biomedical research;
  • MERCURY-202 isotope is used for research of obtaining Thallium-201 (Tl-201 isotope, 201Tl isotope) radionuclide (radioisotope) on the microtron;
  • MERCURY-202 isotope is used for optical pumping research of atomic nuclei of odd mercury isotopes;
  • MERCURY-202 isotope is used for research and study of mercury isotope exchange mechanism;
  • MERCURY-202 isotope is used for production of Mercury-203 (Hg-203 isotope, 203Hg isotope) radionuclide (radioisotope) in production of defectoscopy radiation sources;

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Mercury-204 isotope (Hg-204 isotope, 204Hg isotope)

  • MERCURY-204 isotope is used for development and usage in electrodeless mercury lamps in atomic sorption equipment for application in aerogeochemical survey of mercury gas halos;
  • MERCURY-204 isotope is used for research of usage as a carrier amalgam in the preparation of distant transuranium elements in atomic reactors;
  • MERCURY-204 isotope is used for research of usage as a heat-transfer fluid in atomic reactors;

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Mercury Safety Data Sheet (SDS) in metal form - Download pdf file
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Mercury Safety Data Sheet (SDS) in oxide form - Download pdf file
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Properties of Mercury Isotopes:

Properties of Mercury Isotopes:MERCURY-196MERCURY-198MERCURY-199MERCURY-200MERCURY-202MERCURY-204
Natural Abundance (%)0.1510.0416.9423.1429.746.82
Atomic Mass (Da)195.965833197.966769198.9682799199.968326201.970643203.9734939
Relative Isotopic Mass195.965833197.966769198.9682799199.968326201.970643203.9734939
Neutron Number (N)116118119120122124
Atomic Number (Z)808080808080
Mass Number (A)196198199200202204
Nucleon Number (A)196198199200202204
Proton Number (Z)808080808080
Half-lifeStableStableStableStableStableStable
Spin000.5000
Quadrupole Moment000000
g-factor (g value)001.011771000
Group121212121212
Period666666
Electron Configuration Blockdddddd
Melting Point (K)234.28234.28234.28234.28234.28234.28
Boiling Point (K)629.88629.88629.88629.88629.88629.88
Specific Heat0.13950.13950.13950.13950.13950.1395
Heat of Formation61.3861.3861.3861.3861.3861.38
Thermal Conductivity8.38.38.38.38.38.3
Dipole Polarizability 33.9133.9133.9133.9133.9133.91
Electron Affinity (kJ/mole)-0.5-0.5-0.5-0.5-0.5-0.5
Electronegativity (Pauling scale)222222
Atomic Radius (pm)151b151b151b151b151b151b
Covalent Radius (pm)150150150150150150
VDW Radius (pm)155155155155155155
Lattice Constant2.992.992.992.992.992.99
Crystal StructureRHLRHLRHLRHLRHLRHL
Jmol color#b8b8d0#b8b8d0#b8b8d0#b8b8d0#b8b8d0#b8b8d0

Mercury Information

Mercury is a heavy silvery liquid metallic element, belongs to the zinc group. It is used in thermometers, barometers and other scientific apparatus. This element is less reactive than zinc and cadmium, it does not displace hydrogen from acids. Mercury forms a number of complexes and organomercury compounds. Unlike its lighter neighbors, cadmium and zinc, mercury usually forms simple stable compounds with metal-metal bonds. Mercury has 47 isotopes, 7 of them are stable and naturally occurring.

Mercury is used in thermometers, barometers, and batteries. It is also used in electrical switches and mercury-vapor lighting products.

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