Mercury is a metal, is it a good conductor of electricity? If not why

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Metals are generally good conductors of electricity due to the presence of free electrons in them.
Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. Since it is metal it has free electrons and so it is a good conductor of electricity.

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