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The mercury will probably form an amalgam (mercury alloy) with the iron in the nail because of the ability of mercury (even at room temp), to diffuse into the metallic structure of the iron.
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When an iron nail is placed in Mercury, a reaction called amalgamation occurs. The iron atoms from the nail react with the mercury atoms, forming an alloy called an amalgam. The iron nail gets coated with a layer of amalgam, which can make the nail appear silver-like and can change its properties.
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