why mercury has very low melting point than zinc and cadmium
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Mercury belongs to the zinc group of elements in the periodic table, which comprises zinc, cadmium and mercury. They all have completely filled-up atomic orbitals. It becomes difficult to knock out these electron(s) from their orbitals and form metallic bonds.
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Mercury belongs to the zinc group of elements in the periodic table, which comprises zinc, cadmium and mercury. ... Therefore, mercury does not have a specific crystal structure and is the only metal which is liquid at room temperature with a melting point of -38 degree Celsius.
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