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Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver. A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is known to be liquid at standard temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is bromine, one of the halogens, though metals such as caesium, gallium, and rubidium melt just above room temperature. Read more on Wikipedia