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At what temperature does mercury freeze?

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A periodic table element box for mercury shows its symbol Hg, atomic number 80, atomic weight 200.592, electron configuration, and name. Icons indicate mercury is a transition metal, liquid at room temperature, has a rhombohedral crystal structure, and is weakly basic. — mercury Properties of mercury.

Mercury freezes at −38.83 °C (−37.89 °F). At this temperature, it transitions from a liquid into a soft solid.1