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Mercury is a liquid metal becauseA. it has a completely filled d-orbital that causes d - d overlappingB. it has completely filled d-orbital that prevents d-d overlappingC. it has a completely filles s-orbitalD. it has a small atomic size

Answer» Correct Answer - B
The electronic configuration of mercury is `[Xe]4f^(10), 5d^(10), 6s^(2)`. Its d-subshell is completely filled, thus, it prevents the overlapping of d-orbitals
(d-d overlapping). Hence, it is liquid at room temperature.


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