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Mercury (element)

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mercury-element

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the atomic number?

  2. 2. What is the element symbol?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP)

  • Relativistic Effects

  • Trophic Level

  • Biomagnification

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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