Mercury - ₈₀Hg: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 14190 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 14.09 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: (no data) GPa
• Rigidity modulus: (no data) GPa
• Bulk modulus: 25 GPa
• Poisson's ratio: (no data) (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 1.5 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: (no data) MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: (no data) MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 96 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 8.3 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: (no data) × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

The image above is a virtual representation of mercury metal calculated by Patrick Callet using the complex diectric function of the element only.

• Reflectivity: 73 %
• Refractive index: 1.000933 (no units)

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 1407 m s^‑1