What is a unit of Mercury called?

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Asked this question before and got two crap answers. Mercury (76lbs in weight) are stored in flasks. I saw an OU program years back and they said a unit of Mercury was called a "Quink" and these "Quinks" went into a flask to fill it. I can't find anything on the net about it so does anyone know. I don't want it's chemical symbol or detail about pressure, just it's lowest unit name. Ta.

I'll have to go through my video collection and see if I can find it. I'm 99.9% sure I heard it right and it was "Quink or Kwink" but along those lines. Just thought asking would have been easier.

I'm not talking atoms, mmHg, not bothered if Quink is old or not, quarks are quantum mechanics and my ears were washed out so we're not dealing with quart's. I take it no one know's.

Answer 1

Freddy

Answer 2

Hmm, this is a reciprocal question. Since, how small you are going to observe ? Considering you are mentioning quirks.... I believe you are referring to quarks/ nucleons (a sub-electron, yes it is even smaller than electron, proton or neutron) which is indeed is the smallest part of the matter. Unfortunately, quarks, pions, etc information are still very limited (due to very small size). These information on quarks actually being studied by nuclear physicists and chemists as we discussed right now. Nevertheless, for a more common usage of units of an element or compound, we can use mole. In which is 1 mole = 6.023 x 10^24 no of atoms (which is also called Avogadro's Number). These units are usually used in calculating pHs, Enthalpies, Entropies, and a lot more.

PS: Try to google up the word cyclotrone, I hope you will be able to find the latest informations about quarks and nucleons :)

Answer 3

More crap answers already I see!

This one may not be much more help, but as an afficionado of ancient mensuration (measurement) systems I have never heard of the unit 'quink' in any context. I also have been living, breathing and working in technical environments all my life (hint: I remember QE 2's Coronation Day) and can convert practically any units of weight, length or pressure into any other, ancient and modern.

The only Quink used to be a make of ink for dipping and fountain pens, so I did suspect you had misheard or misinterpreted the traditional name for Mercury, i.e. 'quicksilver' in some way.

However, I have just done a calculation that shows 76lbs of mercury translates to 34.5 kg or 34500 g. With a density of 13.5g/cc, 34500 g of mercury is 2550cc or 2.55 litres.

This is the capacity of a Winchester Quart bottle, traditionally used in laboratories for storing liquids. Thus I conclude that the words you heard were 'Winchester quart', which being unfamiliar you heard somewhat scrambled and remember as 'quink'.

Answer 4

you ought to do each and every thing above, plus you ought to take a solid seem on the 'gills' - sorry, i'm no longer a expert with the terminology) on the unit to be particular they do no longer look to be clogged, particularly in case you haven't any longer have been given the unit wiped sparkling out on a each year foundation. Our unit became doing the comparable element, and alongside with feeling as though we've been living in a sauna, we've been getting clobbered with excessive electric powered expenses as a results of fact the unit had to artwork extra durable to get some air interior the process the 'gills'. We ended up pulling out the indoor component to the unit and cleansing out what became a superb quantity of dirt and hair (we've cats), and the exterior unit became chocked with dirt. There are particular cleaners you ought to purchase from hardware shops and Lowes which will help eliminate any crust or dirt.

Answer 5

It's a metal, and an element.
so therefore should in the current day be measured in mass or volume SI units - g, cm3, kg...
or as the previous writer said, in atoms or moles (6x10exp23 atoms)
In terms of thermometers it can be measured in cm.

I think your "quink" is an old unit & would not now be used.

Perhaps some more information on why you ask would result in an answer more helpful to you.

Answer 6

The lowest unit of mercury is an atom. Otherwise, you could use any descriptor of mass -- gram, milligram, etc. Or volume.

Answer 7

All i remember from chemistry is mmHg (millimetres of mecury) but that was for Torrecellis experiment.

Sorry!

Answer 8

for Pressures : mmHg

For Mercury itself: mol