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Mercury: Represents communication, intellect, consciousness, transportation, dexterity and the mind.

Mercury Vapor Lamp: Is an artificial light source produced by passing current through mercury vapor in a tube.

Mercury (Hg): Atomic number: 80, Atomic mass: 200.59 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: 1.9, Density: 13.6 g.cm-3 at 20°C, Melting point: - 38.9 °C, Boiling point: 356.6 °C, Vanderwaals radius: 0.157 nm, Ionic . . . View Full Definition

Inches Of Mercury (Hg): The name comes from the use of mercurial barometers which equate the height of a column of mercury with air pressure. One inch of mercury is equivalent to 33.86 millibars or 25.40 millimeter . . . View Full Definition

Barometer: An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. Two examples are the aneroid barometer and the mercurial barometer.

Manometer: An instrument for measuring gas pressures. A mercury or oil manometer measures gas pressure as the height of a fluid column the gas sample is able to support. Open manometers measure gas pre . . . View Full Definition

Density: The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume it occupies. In oceanography, it is equivalent to specific gravity and represents the ratio of the weight of a given volume of sea water to . . . View Full Definition

Amalgam: An alloy that contains mercury.

Ununbium (Uub): Atomic number: 112, Atomic mass: 276.8 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: unknown, Density: unknown, Melting point: unknown, Boiling point: unknown, Vanderwaals radius: unknown, Ionic radius: unkn . . . View Full Definition

Rubidium (Rb): Atomic number: 37, Atomic mass: 85.4678 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: 0.8, Density: 1.53 g.cm-3 at 20°C, Melting point: 39 °C, Boiling point: 696 °C, Vanderwaals radius: 0.243 nm, Ionic radiu . . . View Full Definition