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The Element Mercury - Basic Physical and Historical Information ...

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Discovered : known to ancient civilisations Origin : The element is named after the planet Mercury and the symbol comes from the Latin hydragyrum, meaning liquid silver. Description : Mercury has fascinated people for millennia as a heavy liquid metal that can be extracted easily by heating cinnabar, a red ore (mercury sulfide). Mercury is known to be dangerous in all its forms, and use is now ...