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Find the lowest temperature in Kelvin for which metal can
Chapter 2, Problem 22HP(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 22HP
Find the lowest temperature in Kelvin for which metal can exist as a liquid if the metal is (a) mercury or (b) zinc.
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QUESTION:
Problem 22HP
Find the lowest temperature in Kelvin for which metal can exist as a liquid if the metal is (a) mercury or (b) zinc.
ANSWER:
Solution
Step 1 of 2
- We need to find out the lowest temperature in Kelvin for which metal can exist as a liquid if the metal is mercury.
We know that most of the metals are solids under ordinary conditions such as and pressure.
But mercury is a freely flowing liquid under this ordinary conditions, mercury solidifies at a temperature .
In kelvin scale,