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Q) 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)

Ans) No, though mercury is a liquid at room temperature it is a metal . It cannot be an electrolyte. This is because most of the liquids that can conduct electricity or acids bases and salts whereas mercury is a metal.

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No,it is not an electrolyte.
as Mercury is a pure liquid metal it conducts the electricity, but it is not an electrolyte, because an electrolyte is defined as a compound that ionizes when dissolved in suitable ionizing solvents such as water, Where Mercury is a metal element not a compound. Example: soluble salts, acids and bases, some gases, such as hydrogen chloride, under conditions of high temperature or low pressure are electrolytes when dissolved in suitable ionizing solvents such as water .