Period 6 element deposited later by meteorites which contained the element. This supposedly explains why, in prehistory, gold appeared as nuggets on the earth's surface. Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also known as quicksilver or hydrargyrum ( < Greek "" "water" and "" "silver"). A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is bromine, though metals such as caesium, francium, gallium, and rubidium melt just above room temperature. With a freezing
Element of Crime – in English for the first few albums and then in German. The band's name is borrowed from the title of the movie "The Element of Crime" by Lars von Trier. Element of Crime Element of Crime is a German rock band that plays melancholic chanson, pop and rock music with guitar, bass guitar, drums and voice/trumpet. The band was founded in 1985 by Sven Regener who subsequently became known as the author of the books "Herr Lehmann" (2001) (English title "Berlin Blues"), "Neue Vahr Süd" (2004) and "Der kleine Bruder" (2008) and as the screenplay writer of the film