A sample of soil from a newly discovered cave is analyzed by a team of explorers. They find an element that is a good conductor of electricity. It also forms a chloride in the form XCl2 and an oxide in the form XO. The element is a liquid at room temperature. What is the identity of this element?

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walliyulahiajibola walliyulahiajibola · Answer 1 · 2019-11-05T20:42:06+01:00

Answer:

Mercury(Hg)

Explanation:two elements that are liquid at room temperature are Mercury and Bromine.

However,since the unknown element can conduct electricity,it is a metal,which is Mercury regarded as the liqud metal.

Mercury reacts with Oxygen at room temperature to form Mercury(ii)oxide HgO

2Hg+02→2HgO

Mercury(i) nitrate reacts with Hydrochoric acid to form Mercury chloride in the reaction below

HgNO3 + 2 HCl → HgCl2 + H2O + NO.

Oseni Oseni · Answer 2 · 2022-03-08T12:05:09+01:00

The identity of the element would be mercury.

There are only two elements that are liquid at room temperature - bromine and mercury.

Bromine cannot form BrCl2 with chlorine or BrO with oxygen.

Mercury has the ability to form a chloride salt with chlorine in the form of HgCl2.

Mercury also forms an oxide with oxygen in the form of HgO.

More on the properties of mercury can be found here: https://brainly.com/question/4353580