2006-08-23 20:50:54 · 11 answers · asked by will5 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Mercury reacts violently with water.
Yes ordinary water. Your science teacher must have demonstrated it in secondary 3, level. where a drop of mercury is drop into a basin of water. the result a mini 'explosion' . . kind of.....
Mercury is the only metal in liquid state, and when exposed to our body (our body contains water) thus resulting in a violent reaction . . not that you will explode or something like that . .
But large quantity of mercury can make your body deteriorate with time that is . .. haiours or maybe a few days,
2006-08-23 22:08:07 · answer #1 · answered by isz_rossi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mercury is a deadly poison. If not handeld properly it can cause birth defects, cancer, brain damages, nervous system problems, etc. Mercury mainly affect the nervous system, breakind down important dendrites and axons. If you are exposed to mercury for long periods of time your teeth may also fall out. In the gold rush, mercury was used to separate the gold ore from the rock and so miners handled it with their bare hand (without knowing the dangers of it) this exposure often caused them to lose all of their teeth at a very young age.
2006-08-24 03:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by cman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is so harmful because it easily crosses cell membranes. Depending on level of contamination/exposure (most often by inhalation or ingestion), it can cause great harm to the body including major neurological and kidney damage, irreversible brain or nervous system damage, it can affect the respiratory tract and digestive system.
2006-08-24 04:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by sciteach9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember the mad hatter from alice in wonderland? That's based off of a real thing. They used to have mercury in top hats. It can make you go insane, not to mention in larger doses it will just kill you. Mercury poisoning is serious.
2006-08-24 03:57:03 · answer #4 · answered by dirtmerchant_12b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will seep through our skin and tissues and enter our blood stream and get blood poisoning, as u know by the time the blood enters the heart ........ Oh My ! Don't wanna complete this question !
2006-08-25 04:38:12 · answer #5 · answered by sugar_guy84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not dangerous if you don't drink it. It's human being who make it dangerous by misuse it.
2006-08-24 04:04:36 · answer #6 · answered by Tan D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you get mercury poisoning it makes your gums go black
2006-08-24 03:52:47 · answer #7 · answered by Showaddywaddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it evaporates easily is a pain to clean up and it mixes into water and absorbs into skin very easily.....
2006-08-24 03:53:56 · answer #8 · answered by Schmitz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Easy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_poisoning
Wikipedia is your friend!
2006-08-24 03:57:29 · answer #9 · answered by Sasyl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know kuz i don't pay attention in class!!
2006-08-24 03:52:38 · answer #10 · answered by Chelsea M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋