Question

Why mercury is not a non metal ?

Answer 1

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Mercury is also sometimes called quicksilver or liquid silver. ... Its chemical symbol (Hg) comes from hydrargyrum from the Greek word hydrargyros meaning 'water' and 'silver'. Mercury is classified as a "Transition Metal" as it is ductile, malleable, and is able to conduct heat and electricity.

Answer 2

Mercury Is known as a metal because it can ionised completely by given off electron(valence electrons) on it's outer most shell. Mercury conducts electricity because of free delocalised electrons… hence it's a metal….