Liquid ammonia, trialkyl phosphites, and especially trialkylphosphines, are very powerful electron-pair donor solvents with soft bonding character. The solvent molecules act as strongly coordinating ligands towards mercury(ii), interacting strongly enough to displace halide ligands. In liquid ammonia mercury(ii) chloride solutions separate into two liquid phases; the upper contains tetraamminem...

the major reason for the prediction of thermodynamic properties of mercury lies in the fact that itsintermolecular interactions highly depend on temperature and density. internal pressure is a good criterion toinvestigate the density dependence of the interatomic interactions. because its physical base is a forcetending to close together the molecules that is intermolecular interactions, and as...

The structures of liquid Hg and the dilute liquid Hg alloys with 0.5 and 2 atomic percent Cd, and 0.5 and 1 atomic percent Pb have been studied by x-ray diffraction using a theta-theta diffractometer with monochromator in the diffracted beam. The addition of 0.5 or 2 atomic percent Cd into Hg did not produce any detectable change in the interference function I {K), where K = 4 ji (sin & ) ß , w...

Mercury metal dispersed spontaneously into the aqueous solution as micro-droplets when it came in quiescent contact with the solution. The self-dispersion was observed by means of the dynamic light scattering method, thermogravimetry and voltammetry. The mercury microdroplets generated in water had ca. 0.3 m in diameter. The diameter and the concentration of the droplets were stable. The conce...

Mercury is a naturally occurring metal, which can exist in several forms. Metallic mercury is a shiny, silver-white, odorless liquid, which forms a colorless, odorless gas if heated. Mercury combines with other elements such as chlorine, sulfur, or oxygen to form inorganic mercury compounds or salts, which are usually white solids. Mercury also combines with carbon to make organic mercury compo...

Characterization of mercury binding protein in the human body is very important for understanding the metabolism and the mechanism of toxication of ingested mercuric compounds. In this study, mercury-containing protein in human plasma was separated by on-line heart-cutting two-dimensional high performance liquid chromatography (2D-HPLC). This 2D separation system used size exclusion liquid chro...

A liquid metal target is one of the options for the pion production target of a n-factory. The interaction between a liquid metal and a proton beam were observed with static mercury as well as with a free mercury jet and up to 4 10 protons/bunch. The experimental method for investigating the magneto-fluid-dynamic effects of a high-velocity liquid metal in a high magnetic field magnet has been v...

Most works on liquid metal embrittlement up to 1960 are compiled by Rostoker et al. (1) They stated that grain boundary diffusion is not an origin of embrittlement, since its rate, in general, is too small. However, Waterhouse et al. (2), performing the experiment on 70/30 brass wetted with mercury, suggested that dissolution of zinc from grain-boundaries into mercury accelerates the degree of ...

The methylation of mercury has been investigated and documented mainly in sediments, fish and microorganisms, while limited number of relevant studies is available for wastewater. The procedure of mercury methylation can occur via biological pathway (by microorganisms) and via chemical or photochemical reactions. Methylation of mercury occurs mainly under anaerobic conditions, but some studies ...

Extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation from 100 to less than 30 nm is emitted from a laser-induced plasma generated on a liquid-mercury surface. This surface does not degrade even after tens of thousands of laser pulses. The 532-nm laser light focused on the mercury forms a bright plasma core and a plume extending several millimeters above the liquid level. The plasma core produces primarily conti...