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Mercury is a – |
| A. | solid metal |
| B. | liquid metal |
| C. | solid non-metal |
| D. | liquid non-metal |
| Answer» B. liquid metal | |
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Explanation: A heavy, silvery d-block element, Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is bromine. With a freezing point of -38.83 °C and boiling point of 356.73 °C, mercury has one of the narrowest ranges of its liquid state of any metal. |
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