Period 6 element point of −38.83 °C and boiling point of 356.73 °C, mercury has one of the narrowest ranges of its liquid state of any metal. Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as cinnabar (mercuric sulfide). The red pigment vermilion is mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar. Cinnabar is highly toxic by ingestion or inhalation of the dust. Mercury poisoning can also result from exposure to water-soluble forms of mercury (such as mercuric chloride or methylmercury), inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating seafood contaminated with mercury. Mercury is used in thermometers, barometers, manometers, sphygmomanometers, float valves, mercury switches, and other
The Big Ore The Big Ore The Big Ore () is a 1964 drama film directed by Vasily Ordynsky and based on the novel by Georgi Vladimov. Viktor Pronin (Yevgeni Urbansky) returned from the army to the bride (Svetlana Zhgun), and she – the other. Then Victor went to "great" Kursk ore, where the work is in full swing – all live in anticipation of the first car of ore. To check Pronyakin, Brigadier (Vsevolod Sanaev) gives him beaten MAZ: mend – a long time came. The guy got in the "hostel" to repair the car and began to put one after the