Why is mercury a liquid at room temperature?
Question asked by: mrquestion
Asked on: 18 Dec 2009
Most metals are of course solid not just at room temperature but remain solid until quite high temperatures in many cases - just think of the tungsten element in the light bulb for instance.
The reason mercury is different is due to the nature of the bonds that occur between the different atoms that make up mercury: these are much less strong than in other metals due to their arrangement and form and therefore this makes mercury a liquid at room temperature.
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