I accidentally broke the thermometer. What if my hand touched mercury? Will it be poisoned? Mercury, commonly known as mercury, is a silvery white liquid at room temperature. Mercury and most of its compounds are toxic.
Mercury should not be thrown away by hand, but should be put away with hard paper, because Mercury will appear in the form of water droplets after breaking. I suggest you wrap it in hard paper and put it in the dustbin. You can sprinkle some sulfur powder and mercury particles to react into a non-toxic solid, and then remove it. If you have alcohol or iodine disinfection tools at home, you should disinfect them first, and then go to the local hospital for medical treatment just in case.