Question

Name two metals that are liquid at room temperature.

Answer 1

Metals:

1. Metals account for around $75\%$ of all elements and are placed together in the periodic table's center to left-hand sections.
2. Some of the metals are alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, lanthanides, and actinides.
3. They are lustrous in nature, hard, fusible, malleable, ductile, etc
4. They have the property of shining in their pure condition. The metallic luster is the shine on a metal surface.
5. The property of metal to be converted into thin sheets is referred to as malleability.
6. The qualities of metals that allow them to be pulled into thin wires are referred to as ductility.
7. Metals are excellent conductors of heat and electricity because they have a large number of free electrons that increase mobility.
8. Except for a few exceptions, all metals are found in their solid state at room temperature.
9. Mercury and Gallium are found in a liquid state at room temperature.
10. Mercury's valence electrons are not shared with any other atom. Its nucleus is closely bonded to the electrons, causing relativistic effects.
11. As a result, the electrons in mercury appear to be larger than the slow traveling electron.
12. Mercury has a low melting point and a low boiling point due to its weak bonding.
13. Gallium has a slightly higher melting point than room temperature but it melts on hand because it has an extremely low melting point, and the heat from our palms is enough to melt them.

Therefore, Mercury and Gallium are two metals that are liquid at room temperature.