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Re: Mercury
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Stuart Frankel <[log in to unmask]>
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Harpsichords and Related Topics <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:58:53 -0400
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On 03/14/2016 06:27 PM, Huw Saunders wrote:
> It’s a pedantic point, I admit, but dental amalgam is not a compound of mercury but an alloy

Quite right, and pedantry is to be encouraged here, I think. (Chemistry 
refresher for the non-pedants: a compound cannot be separated by 
physical means; but you can separate an alloy such as an amalgam 
[mercury alloy] with, for ex., heating.)

So, thanks for the correction.

best,
  S


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