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ELEMENTS COMPOUNDS SUBSTANCES METALS AND NON METALS
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Question
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Symbol of Mercury is
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Me
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Mg
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Mr
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Hg
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mercury ( Hg ): Mercury is a metal element that is represented by the symbol Hg .
Detailed explanation-2: -Indeed, mercury’s chemical symbol, Hg, derives from the Latin name for the element, hydrargyrum–literally, liquid silver.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mercury was named after the Roman god. Its chemical symbol (Hg) comes from hydrargyrum from the Greek word hydrargyros meaning ‘water’ and ‘silver’.
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