mercury vs silver vs gold vs platinum

mercury (chemical element) | silver (chemical element) | gold (chemical element) | platinum (chemical element)

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| atomic symbol | atomic number | short electronic configuration mercury | Hg | 80 | [Xe]6s^24f^145d^10 silver | Ag | 47 | [Kr]5s^14d^10 gold | Au | 79 | [Xe]6s^14f^145d^10 platinum | Pt | 78 | [Xe]6s^14f^145d^9 | Aufbau diagram | block | group mercury | 5d 4f 6s | d | 12 silver | 4d 5s | d | 11 gold | 5d 4f 6s | d | 11 platinum | 5d 4f 6s | d | 10 | period | atomic mass | half-life mercury | 6 | 200.592 u | (stable) silver | 5 | 107.8682 u | (stable) gold | 6 | 196.966569 u | (stable) platinum | 6 | 195.084 u | (stable)

phase at STP | all | liquid | solid melting point | median | 1013 °C | highest | 1768.3 °C (platinum) | lowest | -38.83 °C (mercury) | distribution | boiling point | median | 2509 °C | highest | 3825 °C (platinum) | lowest | 356.73 °C (mercury) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 11.9 kJ/mol | highest | 20 kJ/mol (platinum) | lowest | 2.29 kJ/mol (mercury) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 293 kJ/mol | highest | 490 kJ/mol (platinum) | lowest | 59.2 kJ/mol (mercury) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 136 J/(kg K) | highest | 235 J/(kg K) (silver) | lowest | 129.1 J/(kg K) (gold) (properties at standard conditions)

density | median | 16.4 g/cm^3 | highest | 21.45 g/cm^3 (platinum) | lowest | 10.49 g/cm^3 (silver) | distribution | liquid density | median | 15.422 g/cm^3 | highest | 19.77 g/cm^3 (platinum) | lowest | 9.32 g/cm^3 (silver) | distribution | molar volume | median | 10.2 cm^3/mol | highest | 14.821 cm^3/mol (mercury) | lowest | 9.095 cm^3/mol (platinum) | distribution | Mohs hardness | median | 2.5 | highest | 3.5 (between calcite and fluorite) (platinum) | lowest | 2.5 (between gypsum and calcite) (silver and gold) Vickers hardness | all | 216 MPa | 251 MPa | 549 MPa Brinell hardness | all | 24.5 MPa | 392 MPa | 2450 MPa bulk modulus | median | 160 GPa | highest | 230 GPa (platinum) | lowest | 25 GPa (mercury) | distribution | shear modulus | median | 30 GPa | highest | 61 GPa (platinum) | lowest | 27 GPa (gold) | distribution | Young's modulus | median | 83 GPa | highest | 168 GPa (platinum) | lowest | 78 GPa (gold) Poisson ratio | all | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.44 ultimate tensile strength | all | 120 MPa | 140 MPa sound speed | median | 2200 m/s | highest | 2680 m/s (platinum) | lowest | 1407 m/s (mercury) | distribution | thermal expansion | median | 1.66×10^-5 K^(-1) | highest | 1.81×10^-4 K^(-1) (mercury) | lowest | 8.8×10^-6 K^(-1) (platinum) thermal conductivity | median | 196 W/(m K) | highest | 430 W/(m K) (silver) | lowest | 8.3 W/(m K) (mercury) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)

resistivity | median | 6.6×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) | highest | 9.6×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) (mercury) | lowest | 1.6×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) (silver) electrical conductivity | median | 2.7×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) | highest | 6.2×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) (silver) | lowest | 1×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) (mercury) | distribution | volume magnetic susceptibility | median | -2.61×10^-5 | highest | 2.573×10^-4 (platinum) | lowest | -3.44×10^-5 (gold) mass magnetic susceptibility | median | -1.94×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) | highest | 1.22×10^-8 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (platinum) | lowest | -2.27×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (silver) molar magnetic susceptibility | median | -2.98×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) | highest | 2.38×10^-9 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (platinum) | lowest | -4.21×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (mercury) work function | all | 4.47 eV | (4.52 to 4.74) eV | (5.12 to 5.93) eV | (5.31 to 5.47) eV

valence | median | 3.5 | highest | 6 (platinum) | lowest | 1 (silver) | distribution | electronegativity | median | 2.1 | highest | 2.54 (gold) | lowest | 1.93 (silver) | distribution | electron affinity | median | 165.5 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 222.8 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (gold) | lowest | 0 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (mercury) | distribution | first ionization energy | median | 880 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 1007.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (mercury) | lowest | 731 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (silver) | distribution |

term symbol | all | ^1S_0 | ^2S_(1/2) | ^3D_3 atomic radius | median | 142 pm | highest | 160 pm (silver) | lowest | 135 pm (gold and platinum) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 136 pm | highest | 145 pm (silver) | lowest | 132 pm (mercury) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 169 pm | highest | 175 pm (platinum) | lowest | 155 pm (mercury) | distribution | (electronic ground state properties)

universe abundance | median | 8×10^-8 mass% | highest | 5×10^-7 mass% (platinum) | lowest | 6×10^-8 mass% (silver and gold) | distribution | solar abundance | median | 5×10^-7 mass% | highest | 2×10^-6 mass% (mercury) | lowest | 1×10^-7 mass% (silver and gold) | distribution | meteorite abundance | median | 2.1×10^-5 mass% | highest | 9.8×10^-5 mass% (platinum) | lowest | 1.4×10^-5 mass% (silver) | distribution | crust abundance | median | 5.2×10^-6 mass% | highest | 7.9×10^-6 mass% (silver) | lowest | 3.1×10^-7 mass% (gold) | distribution | ocean abundance | median | 5×10^-9 mass% | highest | 1×10^-8 mass% (silver) | lowest | 5×10^-9 mass% (mercury and gold) universe molar abundance | median | 6.5×10^-10 mol% | highest | 3×10^-9 mol% (platinum) | lowest | 4×10^-10 mol% (gold) solar molar abundance | median | 3.5×10^-9 mol% | highest | 1.2×10^-8 mol% (mercury) | lowest | 9.9×10^-10 mol% (silver and gold) | distribution | meteorite molar abundance | median | 2×10^-6 mol% | highest | 1×10^-5 mol% (platinum) | lowest | 2×10^-6 mol% (3 elements) ocean molar abundance | median | 1.6×10^-10 mol% | highest | 5.7×10^-10 mol% (silver) | lowest | 1.5×10^-10 mol% (mercury) crust molar abundance | median | 5.5×10^-7 mol% | highest | 2×10^-6 mol% (silver) | lowest | 3×10^-8 mol% (gold) | distribution |