Mercury Compared to Water
Mercury Compared to Water
This is going to be a short post because I’ll be comparing Mercury to Water. I’ll be trying to find out why mercury is 14 times denser than water:
I poured all of my mercury into a petri dish and I have 22.70 grams of it. So I added the same weight of water into a petri dish and weighed it.
Mercury
Water
And after that, I pour the mercury and water into beakers to measure them.
Mercury 1.6 ml
Water 22 ml
There are 1.6 ml of mercury and 22 ml of water. That explains why mercury is 14 times denser than water (22 ÷ 1.6 = 13.75 ≈ 14).
Here are some more comparisons:
| Mercury | Water | |
|---|---|---|
| Color | Metalic Silver | Clear/Transparent |
| Density | 13.534 g/cm3 | 1 g/cm3 |
| Conductivity | High | Medium |
| Toxicity | High | None |
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Categories: Experiments and Studies
Fascinating it is so nice to have you back to blogging! I love your posts!
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Thank you for reading! I really enjoy your blog. You have so many great recipes.
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Thank you Dan!
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You’re very welcome! 🙂
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