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Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: Mercury - Mad as a Hatter

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Mercury poisoning and the origins of the phrase ‘mad as a hatter’.

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Republic of Ireland
- Leaving Certificate
  - Chemistry
    - Option 2B: Additional electrochemistry and the extraction of metals
      - 2B.5 d-Block Metals
        Depth of treatment
        Transition metal elements: general chemical properties (colour, variable valency, use as catalysts).

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