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Why is mercury a liquid?

Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature.
Electrons in solar materials can be launched across molecules almost as fast as nature allows, thanks to tiny atomic vibrations acting like a “molecular catapult.” In experiments lasting just 18 ...
A ring of 13 carbon atoms and two chlorine atoms has a remarkable molecular structure that means you would have to go around the loop four times to return to your starting position ...
Electrons can be "kicked across" solar materials at almost the fastest speed nature allows, scientists have discovered, ...