I wanna know about mercury and water mixture. will mercury still remain as mercury if it is added with water? and what water should be used? thank you in advance! ☺

Question

isabel☺ · Answer

@FaiqRaees ☺☺☺

faiqraees · Answer

Yes mercury atoms will remain mercury atoms once added to water. However generally a homogeneous mixture will be formed of mercury and water.

You can use any type of water.

isabel☺ · Answer

like distilled water or even tap water?

faiqraees · Answer

Distilled would be much better since there would be no impurities in the mixture

isabel☺ · Answer

Thank you very much !! ♥

sapphiremoon · Answer

@Isabel☺ (You're not planning on doing this, are you? lol)

isabel☺ · Answer

I am actually haha. we need this for our thesis project ☻ @SapphireMoon why??

sapphiremoon · Answer

Don't poison yourself, mercury is an insidious neurotoxin... @Isabel☺

isabel☺ · Answer

ahahaha! wait. 
i know mercury is hazardous when exposed to atmosphere. when Hg is added with water will it still be hazardous??

isabel☺ · Answer

@FaiqRaees @SapphireMoon

sapphiremoon · Answer

idk, but they'd never let us handle mercury in the lab... I'm in high school though, so maybe it's different in college?

sapphiremoon · Answer

They won't let us handle lead, either. Heavy-metal poisons are not suitable for children. XD

faiqraees · Answer

Yes mercury will remain poisonous

isabel☺ · Answer

if water and mercury is exposed in the atmosphere, we can still be poisoned ? i mean the mercury will still give off "toxic vapor" in the air?

sapphiremoon · Answer

Gosh, don't ask me, this is my first year actually being allowed to touch chemicals...

isabel☺ · Answer

haha @FaiqRaees

isabel☺ · Answer

@zepdrix @inkyvoyd

isabel☺ · Answer

follow up question how should we separate mercury from water