Question

name the metal which is in the liquid state at room temperature​

Answer 1

Answer:

mercury is at liquid state in room temperature and is an exceptional case

Answer 2

The metal which is in the liquid state at ‘room temperature’ - Mercury.

Explanation:

• Mercury also called quick silver is a transition metal. The peculiarity of this metal is that it exists in the liquid state at ‘room temperature’.  

• Due to this unique quality of Mercury it is used in in various apparatus such as in thermometers, manometers, barometers, sphygmomanometer, mercury switches, float valves, ‘mercury relays’, and fluorescent lamps.  

• Mercury is shiny and does not adhere to the side of the glass apparatus and does not react easily, further it expands most uniformly hence it is very convenient for measurement.