Mercury
allotrope
Hg
A rhombohedral solid phase of the famous liquid metal — the form it takes when frozen
← Allotrope of Mercury
Cool mercury below −39 °C and it crystallises into this rhombohedral lattice — the frozen form of the world's most famous liquid metal.
A crystalline allotrope of Mercury (space group R -3 m :H), sourced from the Crystallography Open Database (COD 1523182).
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Mercury — R-3m :H |
| Formula | Hg |
| Crystal system | trigonal |
| Space group | R -3 m :H |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 3.458, 3.458, 6.684 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 120 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)