Which one of the following elements is the poorest conductor of heat

sodium

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zinc

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lead

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mercury

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Solution

The correct option is C lead
Lead has less metallic character, so it is a poor conductor of heat.
lead lies in group 14 of the modern periodic table. metallic characters decrease, as we move left to right in the periodic table.

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