Question

At room temperature mercury is in
which state a)Solid b) Liquid c) Gas d) both solid and liquid​

Answer 1

Answer:

At room temperature mercury is in liquid state because it has a unique elecyronic configuration which strongly resist the removal of an electrol from its shell.

It forms a week bond with the other ions and because of this type of electronic configuration it acts as similarly to noble gases.

So, the correct option is b (liquid).

Mercury metal generally forms amalgams with gold, zinc, and many other metals.

There are many elements which are liquid at room temperature such as caesium, rubidium, Francium and Gallium.