Workers finish construction on T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 28, 2016. AP Photo/John Locher. LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The latest multi-million dollar development on the Las Vegas Strip features a leafy outdoor pedestrian area, 20,000 seat arena and small theater.
Overview. Mercury is a transition metal. A transition metal is one of the elements found between Groups 2 (IIA) and 13 (IIIA) on the periodic table. The periodic table is a chart that shows how chemical elements are related to one another.Mercury has long been known as quicksilver, because it is a silver liquid.ercury is the only liquid metal. In fact, there is only one other liquid element, bromine. Bromine is a non-metal. Mercury can be frozen (changed into a solid) at a temperature of â38.85Â°C (â37.93Â°F). It can be changed into a gas (boiled) at 365.6Â°C (690.1Â°F). Its density is 13.59 grams per cubic centimeter.
Mercury occurs naturally in the environment and exists in a large number of forms. Like lead or cadmium, mercury is a constituent element of the earth, a heavy metal. In pure form, it is known alternatively as elemental or metallic mercury (also expressed as Hg(0) or Hg 0).Mercury is rarely found in nature as the pure, liquid metal, but rather within compounds and inorganic salts.lemental mercury is a shiny, silver-white metal that is a liquid at room temperature and is traditionally used in thermometers and some electrical switches. If not enclosed, at room temperature some of the metallic mercury will evaporate and form mercury vapours.