Paints Containing Dense Pigments Description

Chapter 6.9 Mercury - World Health Organization

General description Mercury exists in three oxidation states: Hg° (metallic ... the mercury atom is covalently bound to one or two carbon atoms. In its elemental form, mercury is a dense, silvery-white, shiny metal, which is liquid at room temperature and boils at 357 °C. ... in paints as preservatives or pigments, in electrical switching ...

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