Question

Name a metal with low melting and boiling point.

Answer 1

Hint: Melting and boiling point are the characteristic properties of a metal. The melting point is the temperature at which the metal completely melts or the temperature at which the solid state of the metal completely disappears. Similarly, the boiling point of a metal is the temperature at which the metal changes from its liquid state to the gaseous state.

Complete answer:
The melting point of Zinc is ${419.5^o}C$ and the boiling point is ${907^o}C$.
The melting and boiling points of Zinc are relatively less than any other metal. The atomic number of Zinc is 30 and the first member of the \[{12^{th}}\] group.
Zinc is a good conductor of electricity. The melting point of Zinc is lowest in the d-block elements except for mercury and cadmium.
Hence, Zinc is a metal having low melting and boiling points.

Note:
Zinc is used for Galvanizing, making Brass, bronze, and other alloys.
Inert gases do not participate in any chemical reaction, only Van Der Waal forces act on them which are very weak. This results in having the lowest melting and boiling point.
Among all elements of the periodic table, helium has the lowest melting and boiling point.
The factors affecting the melting and boiling point of the elements are molecular mass, metallic lattice, intermolecular forces of attraction, and ionic lattice.
Beryllium has a high melting and boiling point due to its small size. The ionic lattice of Beryllium is strong.