It is in its liquid phase at standard temperature and pressure.
The most significant feature of Mercury is that it is a liquid at rtp, which is different from all other metals which are solids at rtp. In addition, Mercury is very toxic.
Mercury (Hg) is the most difficult to oxidize among the metals lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), sodium (Na), and calcium (Ca). Mercury has a unique electronic configuration that makes it reluctant to lose electrons and be oxidized.
At standard temperatures and pressures, most metals are not liquids (the exception is mercury).
Mercury & lead.
One element that does not match the physical state of most metals is mercury. While most metals are solid at room temperature, mercury is a liquid.
no. only mercury is.
Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. They have a metallic luster. All the metals are solids except Mercury.
Mercury forms amalgams with most metals. It can react with non-metals to form to types of compounds: mercurous and mercuric compounds.
Mercury is a liquid at standard temperature and pressure (STP), while the other metals are solids. There are many reasons for this, one of which is that mercury holds its six valence electrons more strongly than do most of the other metals. In most metals, the electrons travel relatively freely, forming a sea of mobile valence electrons, but the electrons are more centralized in mercury atoms. As a result, the intermolecular forces (the forces holding them together) between mercury atoms are weaker than those between other metals, so it has a lower melting point, and is a liquid at STP.
Hot. Mercury is very close to the Sun; the sun-side temperatures on Mercury will melt most metals.
Lead, mercury, and arsenic.
With the exception of mercury and bromine, which is a liquid, metals are solid at room temperature.