[YAPA] Why is mercury a liquid?

[Robert Pendzick]

http://stason.org/TULARC/science-engineering/chemistry/19-5-Why-is-Mercury-a-l
iquid-at-room-
temperature.html

http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/periodic/faq/why-is-mercury-liqui
d.shtml

Two sites to explain how this occurs.

Robert Pendzick
>===== Original Message From norma.holowach at neomin.org =====
> Why is mercury a liquid under Earth surface conditions? The elements
>around it on the periodic table have much higher melting points. I
>have been hunting for an answer, but have not found substantial.
>Obviously, it involves the forces holding the mercury atoms together.
>However, I cannot think why mercury would be so different from other
>metals. One source mentioned its atomic radius, but other metals have
>similar sizes and still have high melting points.   Thank you.
> Norma Holowach, M.Ed
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