Mercury - Periodic Table of Videos
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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about the liquid metal mercury, element number 80.
In past times, it was often customary to preserve locks of hair from those who had died. Modern analysis shows that the hair of Isaac Newton contained high levels of mercury, possibly from his work in alchemy.
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