What is the mercury bulb?

If a 923-mL fluorescent bulb contains 4104 µg of argon gas and 84 µg of mercury vapor, what is the total gas pressure in the fluorescent bulb at 317 K?

I was trying to change the bulb in a lantern thy hangs over my bed and accidentally crushed the bulb while trying to unscrew it. What do I do? I opened the windows, they say not to vacuum but I don't want to be stepping on micro pieces of glass. When...

will the solid mercury "dots" turn into a vapor or remain solid? I hear that CFL bulb release mercury vapor when broken, but some CFL manufacturers like Feit Electric use solid "amalgam" mercury in their bulbs (about 3-4 mg. in each...

Where does the mercury vapor immediately go first? How many hours would it generally take to air out the room properly with an open window? How can I safely clean the shattered mess up?

let say sodium lamp, (there is a ballast) i will remove the ballast then i will change it to mercury bulb with the same supply voltage,same lighting fixture ballast .. still it ...show more

Okay so yesterday I squeezed a energy saving light bulb in my hands while I was trying to replace it but it broke in my hand and shards fell on the floor and my bed. (light is above my bed) I may have accidentally breathed in some air after it broke...

Docters say energy saving light bulb have mercury when we turn them on the mercury escape and mercury cause cancer is this true its offiicial?

My teacher has an old Mercury Vapor bulb, that he pulled out, because it was burned out. He says there is a special way that can make it work. Please help with this problem, and the ballast was not working before. He is saying there is a way to make...

i am upgrading a tank to a 40 gallon in a few weeks for my beardie and should i get a mercury bulb? will the one from petco be good or will it be crappy? are there any precautions to using the bulb. how far would it have to be from the basking spot?