Find the lowest temperature in Kelvin for which metal can

Chapter 2, Problem 22HP

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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.

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  1. 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,

         


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