Question

Choose the word which is least like the other word in a group?
A) zinc B) aluminium c) mercury d) copper

Answer 1

Answer:

D)mercury

Explanation:

Zinc,aluminium and copper are of solid state whereas mercury is in liquid state. In this question, all are forms of metal but to choose the odd one out, we'll consider the states of the element.

Answer 2

Answer: (C) Mercury

Explanation:

 The mercury is in the form of liquid state and all the other options such as zinc, copper and the aluminum are in the solid state.

The Mercury is an extraordinary as compared to other option, in contrast to zinc, it doesn't respond effectively with oxygen on warming, and mercuric oxide as it doesn't showing corrosive property of shaping salts (mercurates), though zinc oxide promptly.

Therefore, Option (C) is the least like as compared to all other option.