Question

Name one metal and one non-metal that exist in a liquid state at room temperature.

Answer 1

Metals:

• Metals are minerals or substances that occur naturally under the Earth's surface.
• The majority of metals are lustrous or glossy. Metals are inorganic, which implies they were formed from nonliving things.
• Metals are often strong conductors of electricity and heat, and they can also be easily moulded.
• Metals are naturally electropositive, ductile, and malleable.
• Other than Mercury ($\mathrm{Hg}$), all metals are solid at normal temperature.

Non-metals:

• Non-metals are elements that absorb or acquire electrons to generate negative ions.
• Nonmetals often have four, five, six, or seven electrons in their outermost shell.
• These are weak conductors of heat and electricity.
• Nonmetal elements can be found in all three states.
• Non-metal which exist as a liquid at room temperature is Bromine ($\mathrm{Br}$).