Mercury, quicksilver

Quecksllber, n. mercury, quicksilver, quecksilber-ilhnlich, -artig, a. mercury-like, mercurial. 

Mercury (Quicksilver, Hydrargyrum), Hg, at wt 200.61, silvery liq, mp —38.87°, bp 356.9°, d 13.546g/cc at 20°. Insol in w, HC1, ale and eth sol In nitric acid. Sometimes found native poisonous. Can be prepd by heating the ore cinnabar (HgS) either in air or with lime. Forms numerous salts, some of which are very expl, eg, Hg fulminate, Hg azide, etc. The presence of Hg in expls, even in minute quants, is unde-sireable because it affects the result of thermal stability tests. Marshall (Ref 1) describes various tests used in Engl and Ger for its detection in different expls and propints Refs 1) Marshall 2, 708-12(1917) 2) Mellor... 

Mercury is the alchemical symbol for consciousness because the metal mercury, quicksilver, is used to coat glass to make mirrors. The mirror, in both Eastern and Western traditions, is often used as a metaphor for the inherently pure and transparent nature of mind, pure awareness, the light of Primordial Consciousness. It is in the mirror of human consciousness that God beholds God. 

Hermetic Philosophy wishes that the Latten, (name which it has also pleased them to give to their Matter), be composed of a gold and silver, crude, volatile, unripe and full of blackness during the putrefaction, which is called Belly of Saturn, from which Venus was engendered. This is why she is regarded as bom of the philosophic sea. The salt which was produced from that sea, was represented by Cupid, son of Venus and Mercury because then Venus signified Sulphur and Mercury, Quicksilver or Sophie Mercury. 

Hg ", Hg " ). Elemental mercury is a silvery, white liquid at room temperature, and because of this, Aristotle named mercury "quicksilver."... 

From a preliminary screening of importation data from the governmental central statistics office, it was observed that mercury was imported as mercury quicksilver and mercury colloidal suspension. Imported goods that contained mercury were mercury vapour lamps, TV camera tubes, clinical thennometers, batteries (button cell), fluorescent lamps and electrical switches. Mercury could also be present in coal that is imported to be used for power generation and other consumer products (e.g. bleaching creams). 

The annual mercury introduced to the sole landfill estimated as a function of the total wastes going to the landfill and the overall consumption of mercury was found to vary from 240 to 458 kg with a mean value of 346 kg of mercury (refer to Fig. 3). From this result it can be deduced that most of the mercury in imported goods finish their course at the landfill. The difference of 47 kg is due to the mercury quicksilver that is dedicated for industrial use and laboratory analyticals. 

Mercury (Hg, CAS Number 7439-97-6) is a naturally-occurring metal that has an atomic number of 80 and an atomic weight of 200.6. Many different organic and inorganic mercury compounds are found in nature because of mercur) s ability to form covalent and ionic bonds with other chemicals. Mercury exists in three forms in three oxidation states (0, + 1, +2) elemental mercury (Hg ), organic mercury (e.g., methyl mercury), and inorganic mercury (e.g., Hgl, Hg2+). Elemental mercury is a silvery, white liquid at room temperature, and because of this, Aristotle named mercury "quicksilver."... 

The Muslim alchemists adhered essentially to the Aristotelian philosophy, although they modified it in certain ways. In particular, the sulphur-mercury theory appears basically as a derivative of the theory of the Four Elements. The apposition of the two opposed, or contrary, elements, fire and w ater, now assumed a new guise. Fire became Sulphur, and Water became Mercury, These names must not be identified with the material substances, sulphur (brimstone) and mercury (quicksilver). They denoted abstract principles, composed of hot and dry (sulphur) and cold and moist (mercury) natures. In alchemical writings they were often called sophic (or philosopher s) sulphur and sophic mercury, or our ... 

Dissolve four drachms of nitrate of silver in half a pint of distilled water, set the containing vessel on one side for a time where it will not be disturbed, then pour in two drachms of mercury (quicksilver). 

SYNONYMS colloidal mercury, elemental mercury, hydrargyrum, liquid silver, metallic mercury, quicksilver... 

FIGURE 62. Triumphal chariots of (a) Saturn (lead), (b) Mercury (quicksilver or mercury), (c) Luna (silver), and (d) Mars (iron) from Petit Albert (see Figure 61). 

Synonyms/Trade Names Mercury metal Colloidal mercury, Metallic mercury, Quicksilver I Synonyms of other Hg compounds vary depending upon the specific compound. ... 

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Five metals followed gold and silver, which are found as sulfide ores. The chemistry to remove the sulfur would have been similar heat ore, remove sulfur, and cool. Tin, lead, and copper were mined and purified, followed by mercury/quicksilver and zinc. These five metals were associated with five of the visible planets in Greek mythology and early alchemy. 

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