Chemically ‘Quick Silver' is known as

A. Mercury

B. Silver

C. Aluminium

D. Copper

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Quicksilver is an alternative name for the element mercury. A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is bromine, though metals such as caesium, gallium, and rubidium melt just above room temperature.