Mercury is the only metal which is liquid at 0 degrees. This is due to
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Mercury is in liquid state because the binding interactions between the atoms of the mercury are much weaker. This means that Mercury does not loose 6s valence electrons easily. It is evident from the ionisation energy data.
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Basically, it's because mercury is not good at sharing... electrons, that is. ... Because of the behavior of the valence electrons, mercury has a low melting point, is a poor electrical and thermal conductor and doesn't form diatomic mercury molecules in the gas phase
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