atomic number 80
- noun
- /əˈtɑːmɪk ˈnʌmbər eɪti/
- Specialized
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mercurio
- The thermometer contained atomic number 80, which is hazardous if spilled.
Examples
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Mercury has an atomic number 80.
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Old barometers often use atomic number 80 because of its liquid state at room temperature.
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Researchers studied the effects of atomic number 80 exposure on human health.
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Did you know that atomic number 80 refers to mercury?
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The thermometer contained atomic number 80, which is hazardous if spilled.
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Researchers studied the effects of atomic number 80 exposure on human health.
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Old barometers often use atomic number 80 because of its liquid state at room temperature.
Synonyms
95
6.1
A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and poisonous
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9.2
A heavy silvery liquid metal that is poisonous at room temperature
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6.9
The chemical symbol for the heavy silvery metal mercury that is liquid at room temperature
A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and toxic
How Toxic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase compositionally denotes 'the element with atomic number 80' (atomic + number + 80), so its internal structure signals an elemental identifier. However, mapping that identifier to the specific name 'mercury' requires factual knowledge of the periodic table and is not derivable from the constituent words alone, so it is only partially transparent to learners.
Etymology
The label atomic number 80 comes from how scientists give each element a number, like bottles on a shelf, and bottle 80 holds mercury, the heavy silvery liquid that stays liquid at room temperature. So atomic number 80 means 'the chemical element mercury'.