Mercury is a liquid and conducts electricity. Do you think it is an electrolyte?
(HINT: Mercury is a metal that is a liquid at room temperature.)

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No.
Neither mercury produce ions in a solution nor in its liquid state; therefore, it cannot be used as an electrolyte. However, it has free electrons that can well-conduct electricity.

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Mercury is a liquid and conducts electricity. Do you think it is an electrolyte? (HINT: Mercury is a metal that is a liquid at room temperature.)

No. Neither mercury produce ions in a solution nor in its liquid state; therefore, it cannot be used as an electrolyte. However, it has free electrons that can well-conduct electricity.

Mercury is a liquid and conducts electricity. Do you think it is an electrolyte?
(HINT: Mercury is a metal that is a liquid at room temperature.)

No.
Neither mercury produce ions in a solution nor in its liquid state; therefore, it cannot be used as an electrolyte. However, it has free electrons that can well-conduct electricity.