How is mercury a liquid at room temperature, yet a huge a solid when orbiting close to the sun?

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usman1995 · Answer

a huge solid when orbiting close to the sun???? what

mathslover · Answer

You have misunderstood the 2 "Mercury" . 

The first Mercury you're talking about is the $\underline {\textbf{element}}$ Mercury (Symbol : $\color{blue}{\textbf{Hg}}$ ) . It is a liquid at room temperature.

The second Mercury is the $\underline {\textbf{Planet}}$ Mercury. It is a terrestial planet with a rocky surface and metallic core.

The both Mercury differ from each other. They're not same. :)

ipwnbunnies · Answer

I lol'd.

anonymous · Answer

maths lover is absolutely right , there is a tip : that whenever you are having to names of any body or substance try to look on google for the definition , it will help you and clearly solve your confusion .

anonymous · Answer

i beleive those are 2 different topics one is a planet the other is an element haha i would assume you can figure which is which