Mercury

MercuryMercury’s symbol is Hg, its atomic number is 80, its atomic mass is 200. 59, its in group 12 and in period 6, and it also has two valence electrons. Its standard state is liquid at 298K and it is the heaviest known elemental liquid. It has a silvery white color. It is named after…

Word count: 442. Most miners in the Amazon lead a very polluted way of life. They pollute the environment and themselves. The garimpeiros,” as the miners are called in Brazil, are independent farmers of the gold that flows beneath the rivers of the Amazon rainforest. Their daily routine consists of early mornings, long hard days,…