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Is it true that mercury is an electrolyte?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is false.
Electrolytes:
Compounds that conduct electricity when they are in a solution (liquid) or in a molten state are electrolytes.
Mercury is not an electrolyte though it is a liquid at room temperature. This is because it has the properties of a metal. Most of the liquids conducting electricity are acids or bases but not metals. Thus, mercury cannot be an electrolyte.
The correct statement would be, though mercury is a liquid at room temperature, it is not an electrolyte.
 
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