ChemCache #80 - Mercury Mystery Cache
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This is both a mystery cache, and a part of the mystery cache
ChemCache IIB - Zn/Cd/Hg Group. Collect the codes to solve the
puzzle. PLEASE NOTE THE ADDITIONAL FIND REQUIREMENT (request)
LISTED BELOW! The coordinates are correct.
Due to Rule Changes from Groundspeak in April of 2009, the photo
requirement for this cache is now a suggestion - it is NOT
required, and your log will not be deleted if you choose not to
follow this old requirement. I do not agree with this change, but
players were not given the choice to grandfather ALR's, so it now
becomes a suggestion. If you can, please honor the original
requirements of this cache and post a photo. If you choose not
to... it's your choice. Thanks!
Mercury is the only common metal liquid at ordinary temperatures.
Mercury is sometimes called quicksilver. It rarely occurs free in
nature and is found mainly in cinnabar ore (HgS) in Spain and
Italy. It is a heavy, silvery-white liquid metal. It is a rather
poor conductor of heat as compared with other metals but is a fair
conductor of electricity. It alloys easily with many metals, such
as gold, silver, and tin. These alloys are called amalgams. Its
ease in amalgamating with gold is made use of in the recovery of
gold from its ores.
The most important salts are mercuric chloride HgC12 (corrosive
sublimate - a violent poison), mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2 (calomel,
occasionally still used in medicine), mercury fulminate (Hg(ONC)2,
a detonator used in explosives), and mercuric sulphide (HgS,
vermillion, a high-grade paint pigment).
Organic mercury compounds are important - and dangerous. Methyl
mercury is a lethal pollutant found in rivers and lakes. The main
source of pollution is industrial wastes settling to the river and
lake bottoms.
As mercury is a very volatile element, dangerous levels are readily
attained in air. Mercury vapour should not exceed 0.1 mg m-3 in
air. Air saturated with the vapour at 20°C contains mercury in a
concentration far greater than that limit. The danger increases at
higher temperatures. It is therefore important that mercury be
handled with care. Containers of mercury should be securely covered
and spillage should be avoided. Mercury should only be handled
under in a well-ventilated area. If you are in possession of any
mercury you are advised to contact a properly qualified chemist or
public health laboratory for its safe disposal.
Small amounts of mercury spillage can be cleaned up by addition of
sulphur powder. The resulting mixture should be disposed of
carefully.
[from www.webelements.com]
This cache is listed as a mystery cache because of one specific
requirement in order to claim a find. You MUST post a photo of
yourself with something containing the element Mercury, or a photo
of your GPS with something containing the element. It doesn't have
to be at the cache site. You might need to do just a little
research to come up with ideas for what to get a photo with, but
you have some very common options! If you really can't come up with
anything with Mercury in it, take a picture of something that can
be harmed by Mercury - I'll allow a lot of latitude in this one, as
long as a short description of the reasoning behind the photo is
explained. DO NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH MERCURY TO TAKE THE
PICTURE!! Each photograph for each log entry must be unique.
Found it logs posted without the required photograph attached
within 48 hours WILL BE DELETED. Please don't make me be the bad
guy, and follow the rules for this one!
PLEASE NOTE: The magnet is inside under the log container - it is
NOT secured to the cache in any way. Please attempt to not lose it
when signing the log. If you think you did lose it, please post
that in your log, so I can replace it ASAP - this hide somewhat
requires the magnet to stay in place where it is supposed to, so
you really need to make sure you don't lose it, or contact me if
you did!
Make sure you obtain the codes for the final puzzle cache in this
series, if you plan to complete the final.
GOOD LUCK!
Other Caches in this Series
ChemCache #30 - Zinc (GC11RW9)
ChemCache #48 - Cadmium (GC11RWA)
ChemCache #80 - Mercury (GC11RWB)
ChemCache IIB - Zn/Cd/Hg Series
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