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.
And after that, I pour the mercury and water into beakers to measure them.
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 | Â Metalic Silver | Â Clear/Transparent |
Density | Â 13.534Â g/cm3 | Â 1 g/cm3 |
Conductivity | Â High | Â Medium |
Toxicity | Â High | Â None |
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Me too. But don’t worry, I don’t expect for you to read all of my posts 🙂
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You’re welcome. 🙂
Sorry I missed it earlier – I don’t Blog every day.
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Thanks for reading!! 🙂 Really appreciate it.
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This may be a simple experiment but it clearly demonstrates the different densities. Well done. 🙂
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You’re very welcome! 🙂
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Thank you Dan!
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Thank you for reading! I really enjoy your blog. You have so many great recipes.
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Fascinating it is so nice to have you back to blogging! I love your posts!
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