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Mercury is a liquid at room temperature while other metals with similar electron configurations are solids. This is because mercury tightly binds its valence 6s electrons due to relativistic effects that cause the 6s electrons to behave as if they are more massive and spend more time close to the atomic nucleus. This weakens bonding between mercury atoms, lowering its melting point compared to other metals. Gold and thallium also have inert 6s electrons but gold forms stronger bonds due to its half-filled 6

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Zain Khan

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