why melting point decreases from antimony to bismuth ???????
plz give valid reason.............
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aieeee
·2009-07-13 03:48:46
dude,Bismuth is unusual as its liquid expands on solidifying.thus its solid state forms a cage like stucture(e.g. ice),which is unstable than its liquid state.so,it tends to remain often in liquid state .thus ,melting point of bismuth is less than antimony,which is an exception.