Is Mercury sonorous as it is a liquid metal

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At room temperature, mercury is a liquid so it is not soronous.

At low temperatures, mercury solidifies and hence being a metal, it becomes soronous.

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Is Mercury sonorous as it is a liquid metal

At room temperature, mercury is a liquid so it is not soronous. At low temperatures, mercury solidifies and hence being a metal, it becomes soronous.

At room temperature, mercury is a liquid so it is not soronous.

At low temperatures, mercury solidifies and hence being a metal, it becomes soronous.