2006-10-19 16:53:12 · 16 answers · asked by Adam 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It is liquid. In older thermometers you could see it actually rising, as the temperature increased to body temp. But even at room temperature it is liquid. It's a very weird substance but poisonous.
2006-10-19 16:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liquid, with a high expansion rate. If you are in an older house the thermostat might have a bulb of it inside to act as an electrical switch.
Another older name for Mercury is Quick Sliver, the name Mercury is from the old mythological Roman messenger god noted for speed
2006-10-19 17:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liquid.
2006-10-19 17:00:41 · answer #3 · answered by armyscoti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mercury is the only metal which is in liquid state at room temperature..
2006-10-20 02:26:22 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will say liquid cuz in a thermometer it can move. when the mercury escapes from a thermometer it turns into a ball shape
(my observences when I was a kid & broke a thermometer) ;o)
hope that made sense lol
2006-10-19 17:04:01 · answer #5 · answered by cheezy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is liquid. Mercury will freeze at -38 degrees fahrenheit and boil at 690 degrees fahrenheit.
2006-10-19 17:10:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liquid. Think of thermometers.
2006-10-19 17:02:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that it depends on the pressure.
At atmospheric pressure it is a liquid @ room temp.
2006-10-19 17:07:00 · answer #8 · answered by Max Power 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
liquid. It's used in some thermometers
2006-10-19 17:02:00 · answer #9 · answered by three6ty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
liquid. have u ever heard of the mercury thermometer?
2006-10-19 16:57:54 · answer #10 · answered by jxjub 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋