Hg
Mercury
Z = 80 · Transition Metal · 200.6 u
Nuclear Engineering Significance
Not commonly used in reactor systems. Mercury has been considered as a spallation target material (SNS at Oak Ridge uses mercury target). Relevant mainly in specialized accelerator-driven systems rather than conventional reactors.
Basic properties
- Atomic number (Z)
- 80
- Standard atomic mass
- 200.6 u
- Category
- Transition Metal
Isotopes & cross-section data
No nuclide data for this element in the reference database.
The NRDP database focuses on nuclides relevant to reactor physics. For full isotope data, see NNDC NuDat 3.