2007-08-11 04:21:55 · 13 answers · asked by colin050659 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Mercury is a element on the Peroidic Chart. It's symbol on the Chart is Hg and the symbol Hg (Latinized Greek: hydrargyrum, meaning watery or liquid silver).
Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world and it is harmless in an insoluble form, such as mercuric sulfide, but it is poisonous in soluble forms such as mercuric chloride or methylmercury.
2007-08-11 04:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by Joseph I 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The metal mercury is a natural mineral, just like iron or gold.
The planet Mercury is usually lost in the glare of the Sun as seen from Earth, so many people who have seen Venus or Jupiter have never seen it. Even at the best of orbital positions it is seen low on the horizon at twilight or observed in daylight on a very clear day, if you can get the telescope pointed at something you can't see without a telescope. Plus there is the added danger of accidentally pointing the telescope at the nearby Sun.
2007-08-11 11:30:05 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you mean mercury element that liquid metal, it comes from a heart of a diynig star. A very big one that has died in a shiny explosion called Super Nova. Stars create heavy elements out of hydrogen in their core, but they do it until they produce Iron, heavier elements are created at a very moment of explosions of these very big stars.
But if by mercury you ment planet mercury, it has came from the same dust cloud that forms sun and us, that means at the same time that our planet has been formed
2007-08-11 13:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by Beni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mercury is a metal.
2007-08-11 11:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mercury is a metal found "underground" or in large rocks
often in hot springs or other volcanic regions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)#Occurrence
it can make you go crazy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_poisoning
mercury is the roman god of business
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_%28mythology%29
mercury is the 1st planet in our solar system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)
I came from my mom
mercury aka USNS Mercury was also a US navy Vanguard Class Missile Range Instrumentation Shipalso a ship.
used in WWII and now sold for scap
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Mission_San_Juan
2007-08-11 12:54:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean the metal?
Or the Planet?
If you mean the planet, it was formed by dust collecting after our sun was created. Dust began to swirl around the sun and as it collided, the planets were formed.
2007-08-11 11:30:18 · answer #6 · answered by Bigfoot 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what are you asking for? the metal or the planet ? and even if both, it both comes from being formed by nature, the one later, the other one earlier in time ... so what ?
2007-08-11 13:20:15 · answer #7 · answered by jhstha 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nearest planet to the sun
2007-08-11 11:45:13 · answer #8 · answered by Hotel 21 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since you're asking in this section I assume you're asking about the planet? Same as with the other planets, debris that was pulled into an orbit.
2007-08-11 11:31:29 · answer #9 · answered by Equinox 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Little vials labeled Hg.
A bunch of minerals including cinnabar.
2007-08-11 11:41:29 · answer #10 · answered by Entropy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋