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Why Zn, Cd and Hg are considered as soft metals?

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Why Zn, Cd and Hg are considered as soft metals?

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  • Zinc, cadmium and mercury are metals with low melting points. This is because they have an especially stable electronic configuration. 
  • Mercury is so poor at forming metallic bonds that it is liquid at room temperature.
  • Zinc and cadmium arc soft metals that oxidize to the +2 oxidation states.
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