why mercury is a metal? and does it have shiny apperence , can it be drawn into wires , or can it be hammered to form thin sheets and if it has all the properties of metal and why it is a liquid
why mercury is a metal? and does it have shiny apperence , can it be drawn into wires , or can it be hammered to form thin sheets and if it has all the properties of metal and why it is a liquid
A )
Because it shows all chemical properties of metals . And even its postion in periodic table and its electronic configuration shows it is a metal.
MERCURY LIKE OTHER METAL:
1) is a good conductor of electricity.
2)It readily loses electrons
3) can form mettalic and ionic bonds.
4) definite melting point
B)
Yes it has shiny appearance.
C)
No, mercury could not be drawn into sheets because mercury -mercury bonding is very weak because its valence electrons are loosely held and not shared readily.
On heating mercury boils readily because of weak binding between mercury atoms and thus it is a liquid at room temperature to because of this weak bonding .
A )
Because it shows all chemical properties of metals . And even its postion in periodic table and its electronic configuration shows it is a metal.
MERCURY LIKE OTHER METAL:
1) is a good conductor of electricity.
2)It readily loses electrons
3) can form mettalic and ionic bonds.
4) definite melting point
B)
Yes it has shiny appearance.
C)
No, mercury could not be drawn into sheets because mercury -mercury bonding is very weak because its valence electrons are loosely held and not shared readily.
On heating mercury boils readily because of weak binding between mercury atoms and thus it is a liquid at room temperature to because of this weak bonding .
