Quick Answer: Tongs, Mercury are scissor-action tongs with concave cup tips for picking up droplets of liquid mercury. They are made of stainless steel or nickel-plated steel and are approximately 150 millimetres to 200 millimetres long.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
Concave cup-shaped tips to pick up mercury droplets
Scissor-action handle with finger loops
Stainless steel or nickel-plated steel
Polished finish
Approximately 150 to 200 millimetres long
Technical Specifications
Specification
Value
Material
Stainless steel or nickel-plated steel
Action
Scissor-action handle with finger loops
Tips
Concave cups
Total length
Approximately 150 millimetres to 200 millimetres
Finish
Polished
About This Product
The cupped tips let a droplet of mercury be lifted and moved without breaking it into smaller beads, which a flat-tipped tool tends to do. The tongs are kept in chemistry laboratories for experiments that use mercury and for collecting spilled droplets. Educational Instrument can dispatch the Tongs, Mercury to laboratories in Australia, Colombia, Brunei, Croatia and Morocco.