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[C Fernandez]

Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>> I guess I don't understand.  I thought mercury was mercury.
> 
> 
> Chemically, a metal behaves very differently when in a compound.  Sodium 
> metal has a tendency to react violently with water.  A chunk will fizz 
> violently.  Ground sodium in cold water will explode, due to the higher 
> surface area.  However, if you compound it with chlorine, you get 
> ordinary table salt, necessary for life.
> 
> Peace...  Sridhar

Ok, I get it.  I was thinking of it as a pure substance, rather than in 
a compound.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA