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Q:who is discovered hydragyram

No one knows who discovered mercury. This element has been known since antiquity. Its symbol is Hg, from the Latin hydrargyrum, meaning liquid silver.Mercury was known to ancient civilizations including the Egyptians and the Chinese. It has been found in Egyptian tombs dating back to the second century B.C. Some thought it could heal and promote good health and Paracelsus used it as medicine.

It was used in cosmetics and combined with other metals to make amalgams. Toward the end of the 18th century, A. L. Lavoisier recognized mercury as a chemical element.


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