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ac29yesterday at 8:57 PM1 replyview on HN

the methyl groups make it organic chemistry (and dangerous), elemental mercury is fairly safe


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atmavataryesterday at 9:42 PM

There was a time not so long ago when it was common for chemistry teachers to show off pools of mercury in their bare hands.

By the time I first took chemistry classes, though, that practice had stopped, less out of concern of exposure to liquid mercury and more for accidental exposure to gaseous forms due to spills.