Are metals always solid

Answer 1

Not at all. At room temperature ( around 22 degress C or 70 degrees F) most metals a solid however, some are liquid. The most common is Mercury, used in thermometers, which is a shiny silver liquid at room temperature. Another one is gallium, a rare metal that wil melt into a liquid in a warm room - or if you hold a piece in your hand. Francium is another metal with a very low melting point which can be a liquid in a warm room. However, francium is radioactive and exists only in very small quantities. All metals, however, can melt to form liquids if heated to a high enough temperature. Common ones that melt at relatively low temperatures are lead and tin. 'Wood's metal' - a mixture of metals such as lead, tin, antimony and bismuth, melts in hot water. In the practical joke UK TV programme 'Candid Camera' back in the 1960s, teaspoons in a cafe were made with Wood's metal. When customers stirred their coffee or tea, their spoons melted much to their disbelief and the audience's delight. Some metals have extremely high melting points. The 'king' is tungsten, which has a melting point well over 3000 degrees C - over half as hot as the surface of the sun, so liquid tungsten is a rarity. metals can also be gases. Mercury vapour is used in fluorescent lights. Mercury vapour is colourless and has no smell - but is extremely poisonous. Another answer No. All metals are liquid if you get them hot enough. Mercury is liquid at room temperature, but solidifies if you get it cold enough.

Answer 2

Not at all. At room temperature ( around 22 degress C or 70 degrees F) most metals a solid however, some are liquid. The most common is mercury, used in thermometers, which is a shiny silver liquid at room temperature. Another one is gallium, a rare metal that wil melt into a liquid in a warm room - or if you hold a piece in your hand. Francium is another metal with a very low melting point which can be a liquid in a warm room. However, francium is radioactive and exists only in very small quantities. All metals, however, can melt to form liquids if heated to a high enough temperature. Common ones that melt at relatively low temperatures are lead and tin. 'Wood's metal' - a mixture of metals such as lead, tin, antimony and bismuth, melts in hot water. In the practical joke UK TV programme 'Candid Camera' back in the 1960s, teaspoons in a cafe were made with Wood's metal. When customers stirred their coffee or tea, their spoons melted much to their disbelief and the audience's delight. Some metals have extremely high melting points. The 'king' is tungsten, which has a melting point well over 3000 degrees C - over half as hot as the surface of the sun, so liquid tungsten is a rarity. metals can also be gases. Mercury vapour is used in fluorescent lights. Mercury vapour is colourless and has no smell - but is extremely poisonous. Another answer No. All metals are liquid if you get them hot enough. Mercury is liquid at room temperature, but solidifies if you get it cold enough.