The main dangers associated with elemental mercury are that at standard conditions for temperature and pressure, mercury tends to
oxidize forming mercury (II) oxide, and that if dropped or disturbed, mercury will form microscopic drops, increasing its surface area dramatically.
Not exact matches
Mercury emissions from human activities take several
forms that behave differently in the atmosphere
Oxidized mercury, notated as Hg (II), generally settles or is rained out of the atmosphere close to emission sources.
Once inside a cell,
mercury (chemical symbol Hg) is soon
oxidized to Hg2 +, which, as a hydrophilic (water - loving) and lipophobic
form of
mercury, can not easily pass through biological membranes.