At the University of L’Aquila in Italy, physicists just discovered a perfect microscopic understanding of the superconductivity of Mercury.

The superconductivity of Mercury

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, a Dutch physicist, discovered mercury’s superconductivity in 1911.
He discovered that solid mercury presents no resistance to the flow of electric current below a very low temperature known as the threshold temperature.
Because the principles of the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) hypothesis could be used to explain the superconductivity of mercury, scientists later classed it as a conventional superconductor.

In BCS superconductors, the atom grid’s vibrational energy induces electron pairing, leading to the formation of so-called Cooper pairs.
Below a certain temperature, these Copper couples can flow without resistance like water in a stream.

Superconductivity: What Is It?

With no resistance, a material can conduct electricity. When materials are chilled below a critical temperature, it is seen in many of them.

Describe Mercury.

It is an element that exists naturally and is present in soil, water, and air.
Natural events like the weathering of rocks, volcanic eruptions, geothermal activity, forest fires, etc. release it into the atmosphere.