Mercury Element Cube

$100.68
Shipping calculated at checkout.

This product is unavailable

Mercury's atomic number is 80 and its symbol is Hg. Mercury is one of only two elements that are liquid at room temperature along with bromine.

Mercury has been found in tombs dating back to 1500 BC. Mercury was once thought to prolong life and heal physical ailments when ingested. Now we know that mercury is extremely toxic. Some countries still use a product called “Mercurochrome” on cuts to kill bacteria. Mercury is also used to make electrical switches, thermometers, and light bulbs.

The mercury in this cube element display is encased safely inside a sealed glass ampule within crystal clear lucite acrylic. That way you can safely display this element and watch mercury slosh back and forth within.

Details
  • Made In USA
  • 2x2x2 inches
  • 99.995% Pure Sample 
Safety

We get asked about the radioactivity and overall safety of the periodic tables/cubes from time to time. These are legitimate concerns and we wanted to address those concerns here. Although there are several elements in the cubes that are dangerous or toxic, the acrylic and glass ampules make the products safe to handle and store.

The average American is exposed to 0.034 mrem/hr from background radiation (300 mrem/year). In other words, a person will get three times the radiation from natural background radiation which includes the sun, food, radon, and the environment, than they will from holding a radioactive element in one of our Lucite Acrylic displays.

Care Instructions

Customer Reviews

Based on 5 reviews
80%
(4)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
20%
(1)
0%
(0)
L
Lakoda Hindahl
Great product

The cube is awesome and is a great desk piece. Will buy other elements in future.

K
Kirk Williams
Wrong item sent.

Ordered Mercury. Received Uranium.

R
Robert J Dills
My grandson loves the gift.

Given for his 11th birthday, per his request. He loves the stuff and says he wants to be a chemist.

:
:(
Mercury cube

This is an awesome gift idea. The liquid inside moves around and it looks very cool!

A
A.
Yummy

The Mercury jiggles inside. Very cool