Mercury
Electron Configuration: 2,8,18,32,18,2
Enthalpy of Fusion (kJ mol-1): 2.33
Enthalpy of Vaporisation (kJ mol-1): 59.1
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 150 pm
Bohr Radius 171 pm
Covalent Radius 149 pm
Van der Waals 155 pm
Oxidation States
Main Hg+2
Other Hg+1
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 1007
M+ - M2+ 1809
M2+ - M3+ 3300
M3+ - M4+ 4400
M4+ - M5+ 5900
M5+ - M6+ 7400
M6+ - M7+ 9100
M7+ - M8+ 11600
M8+ - M9+ 13400
M9+ - M10+ 15300