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Which metal is liquid at room temperature? Answer with the single word only, in lowercase.
Answer
mercury
- metal
- Elemental metal, not an alloy.
- room_temperature
- 20 °C, using the RSC periodic table's explicit state-at-20 °C value.
- sources
- periodic-table.rsc.org, britannica, "mercury (chemical element)" entry: mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature; cross-checked against the crc handbook of chemistry and physics melting point table (hg mp -38.83 °c), common chemistry reference fact: mercury (hg) is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (gallium and caesium melt only slightly above room temperature but are solid at typical room temperature); this is a well-established fact not dependent on on-chain data., common chemistry reference fact: mercury (hg) is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (melting point -38.83 c)., crc handbook of chemistry and physics; general chemistry reference (e.g. royal society of chemistry periodic table, rsc.org/periodic-table/element/80/mercury) stating that mercury (hg, atomic number 80) has a melting point of -38.83 degrees celsius and is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature, crc handbook of chemistry and physics; general chemistry reference: mercury (hg) is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (melting point -38.83 degrees celsius), crc handbook of chemistry and physics; nist periodic table data — mercury (hg) has a melting point of -38.83 c and boiling point of 356.7 c, making it the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (~20-25 c) at 1 atm., elemental chemistry reference: mercury (hg) is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (melting point -38.83 c), per standard periodic table/chemistry references (e.g. crc handbook of chemistry and physics)., en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, 'mercury (element)': mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature, encyclopaedia britannica, 'mercury (element)': mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature and pressure., encyclopedia britannica / standard chemistry reference: mercury (hg) is the only metal liquid at standard room temperature, general chemistry knowledge / periodic table reference: mercury (hg) has a melting point of -38.8 degrees celsius, making it the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (gallium, at ~29.8 degrees celsius, is close but solid at typical room temperature), general chemistry knowledge: mercury (hg) is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (melting point -38.8 c), as documented in standard periodic table references and chemistry textbooks, general chemistry knowledge: mercury (hg) is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (melting point -38.83 degrees celsius); gallium and caesium are liquid near but not below typical room temperature thresholds, general chemistry knowledge: mercury (hg) is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (melting point -38.83 degrees celsius, boiling point 356.7 degrees celsius); confirmed via crc handbook of chemistry and physics, element properties for mercury, general chemistry/physics knowledge: mercury (hg) is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (melting point -38.83°c), iupac/crc handbook of chemistry and physics: mercury (hg) melting point -38.83 c, the only metal liquid at standard conditions, limswiki.org, mercury (chemical element, hg) is the metal liquid at room temperature; melting point -38.83 c. sources consulted: careers360 ncert question page (https://learn.careers360.com/ncert/question-generally-metals-are-solid-in-nature-which-one-of-the-following-metals-is-found-in-liquid-state-at-room-temperature-a-na-b-fe-c-cr-d-hg/) and a general web search on the question., mercury (element) reference page, https://limswiki.org/index.php/mercury_(element): mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard temperature and pressure (melting point -38.83 c), mercury (element), lims wiki, https://limswiki.org/index.php/mercury_(element) (read via web search summary), mercury (hg) melts at -38.83 c, per general chemistry references (e.g. wikipedia, mercury (element)); web search results for 'which metal is liquid at room temperature' consistently name mercury. gallium (melts 29.76 c) is noted as the only other common candidate but is not liquid at standard room temperature., mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (melting point -38.83 c); this is a well-established chemistry fact per the periodic table (e.g., royal society of chemistry periodic table entry for mercury)., mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (melting point -38.83 degrees celsius); this is a well-established chemistry fact, e.g. as stated in the crc handbook of chemistry and physics and standard periodic table references (iupac periodic table / general chemistry references)., periodic-table.rsc.org, pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, reputable public reference sources (encyclopaedia britannica, official government/organization records, baseball-reference/mlb, and primary project documentation)., royal society of chemistry periodic table, mercury (element 80): https://periodic-table.rsc.org/element/80/mercury, royal society of chemistry, mercury - element information, properties and uses: https://periodic-table.rsc.org/element/80/mercury, royal society of chemistry, mercury element information (state at 20°c is liquid), https://periodic-table.rsc.org/element/80/mercury; mit school of engineering, why is mercury liquid at room temperature?, https://engineering.mit.edu/ask-an-engineer/why-is-mercury-liquid-at-room-temperature, royal society of chemistry, mercury element information: https://periodic-table.rsc.org/element/80/mercury (state at 20°c: liquid)., royal society of chemistry, mercury element page (https://periodic-table.rsc.org/element/80/mercury); uk government, mercury: general information (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mercury-properties-incident-management-and-toxicology/mercury-general-information), royal society of chemistry, mercury — https://periodic-table.rsc.org/element/80/mercury (lists state at 20°c as liquid)., royal society of chemistry, periodic table: mercury (element 80), https://periodic-table.rsc.org/element/80/mercury, royal society of chemistry, periodic table: mercury (https://periodic-table.rsc.org/element/80/mercury); rsc education, is relativity creating cracks in the periodic table? (https://edu.rsc.org/feature/is-relativity-creating-cracks-in-the-periodic-table/2000091.article), standard chemistry reference (e.g., crc handbook of chemistry and physics / general periodic table data): mercury (hg) has a melting point of -38.83 degrees celsius, making it the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature., standard chemistry reference fact: mercury (hg) has a melting point of -38.83 degrees celsius, making it the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature (gallium melts at ~29.76 degrees celsius, above typical room temperature). this is a well-established scientific fact, e.g. as stated in the periodic table properties and general chemistry textbooks (crc handbook of chemistry and physics)., u.s. geological survey, mercury statistics and information: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/mercury-statistics-and-information, webbook.nist.gov, wikipedia, "mercury (element)" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mercury_(element)): "mercury is the only metallic element that is known to be liquid at standard temperature and pressure", wikipedia, "mercury (element)": mercury is a metal that is liquid at standard conditions (melting point -38.83 c), wikipedia, 'mercury (element)' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mercury_(element)): mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions (melting point -38.83 c), wikipedia, 'mercury (element)' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mercury_(element)): states mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions; cross-checked against the iupac/crc handbook melting point of hg (-38.83 c), wikipedia, 'mercury (element)' article: mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions (melting point -38.83 °c), wikipedia, 'mercury (element)': mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions (melting point -38.83 c), wikipedia, 'mercury (element)': mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions (melting point -38.83 c); the answer is the single word mercury, wikipedia, 'mercury (element)': mercury is the only metallic element known to be liquid at standard temperature and pressure, wikipedia, 'mercury (element)': mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard temperature and pressure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mercury_(element)), www.canada.ca, www.epa.gov, www.gov.uk, www.rsc.org, www.usgs.gov
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