what metal (other than mercury) has the lowest melting point?

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what metal (other than mercury) has the lowest melting point?

2007-10-25 17:42:32 · 4 answers · asked by George 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Cesium melts at 28.4 C; gallium at 29.78 C.

But there is an alloy with lower Mp than mercury!

cesium-potassium eutectic alloy (77%Cs/23%K) mp is

-48 C

2007-10-25 17:54:21 · answer #1 · answered by Flying Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Check out this color-coded periodic table. Metals are yellow, light blue and light purple. Mercury is the metal with the lowest melting point (-39 C), Gallium is next (at 30 C), and Indium is next, but at 157 C (above water's boiling point)!

http://www.chemicalelements.com/show/meltingpoint.html

2007-10-25 18:00:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Gallium?

melts in your hand

85 degrees F

2007-10-25 17:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by Faesson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋