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Which metal exists in the liquid state at ordinary room temperature?
ATungsten
BMercury
CLithium
DMagnesium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mercury
1. Most metals are solids at room temperature.
2. Mercury and gallium are exceptions, existing as liquids.
3. Therefore the liquid metal here is mercury.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology, Ch 8 "Metallurgy", p.102_
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