Is Hg Mercury a Liquid

mercury (Hg), also called quicksilver, chemical element, liquid metal of Group 12 (IIb, or zinc group) of the periodic table.

Is HG solid or liquid?

Mercury is both a liquid at room temperature (as it has a very low melting point of -39C) and a metal. We tend to assume metals are all solids but they are not.

What is mercury liquid?

Elemental or metallic mercury is a shiny, silver-white metal, historically referred to as quicksilver, and is liquid at room temperature. It is used in older thermometers, fluorescent light bulbs and some electrical switches.

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