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Which elements are liquid at room temperature?

Mercury ("liquid silver," Hg, element 80) and bromine (Br, element 35) are liquid at room temperature, 68° to 70° Fahrenheit (20⁰ to 25⁰ Celsius). Gallium (Ga, element 31), with a melting point of 85.6⁰ Fahrenheit (29.8⁰ Celsius), and cesium (Cs, element 55), with a melting point of 83⁰ Fahrenheit (28.4⁰ Celsius), are liquids at slightly above room temperature.

Sources: Brown, Theodore L. Chemistry, 4th ed., pp. 140, 143; Hackh, Ingo W. D. Grant and Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed., pp. 96, 362; Science and Technology Illustrated, vol. 6, p. 658.

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