Why Mercury is Liquid at Room Temperature [Reasons Revealed]

Why on Earth is the Mercury a liquid at room temperature? In this video of Why on Earth, we reveal the secret behind this unique liquid metal.

This element Mercury with the symbol Hg is very familiar to all of us in our Chemistry classes. When we think about a metal, some of the attributes we think of is, solid, strong, hard textured and rough. Contrary to all of this, Mercury possesses qualities such as liquid, glossy, shiny, and free flowing. Being one of the very strange and weird metal in the periodic table but shrouded in mysteries and arising curiosity in the science classes, the mercury is used for various purposes. Even though harmful to humans, it is used in labs for making thermometers, barometers, diffusion pumps etc. and also for recovering gold and silver.

So why do you think is Mercury a liquid metal? Is it in any way related to Planet Mercury? In this video of Why on Earth, we tell you the scientific reason behind and a lot more about this unique metal.

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