Why Zn, Cd, Hg are soft and have low melting point ?
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the low melting point of Zn, Cd, Hg are due to absence of unpaired electrons in their atoms and thus low metallic bonding
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In Zinc (Zn), Cadmium (Cd) and Hg have a filled d-subshell, due to which metallic bonds are weak.
That's why they are soft and have low melting point.
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