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⚡ Topic Learning KitMetals
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What you'll study, topic by topic
Properties of Metals: Lustre, Malleability, Ductility, Sonority, and Conduction
~8 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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45 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
Which of the following is a property of metals that allows them to be beaten into thin sheets?
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Malleability
Malleability is the property by which materials can be beaten into thin sheets. Ductility is the ability to be drawn into wires, sonority is the ability to produce a ringing sound, and conductivity is the ability to conduct heat or electricity.
Which of the following metals is found in a liquid state at room temperature?
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Mercury
Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. Sodium and potassium are soft metals but solid at room temperature, and aluminium is a solid metal.
Which property of metals is demonstrated by the ringing sound produced when a metal spoon is struck?
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Sonority
Sonority is the property of metals that enables them to produce a ringing sound when struck. Malleability is about beating into sheets, ductility about drawing into wires, and conduction about heat or electricity transfer.
Which of the following materials is a poor conductor of heat?
BeginnerShow answer & explanation
Wood
Wood is a poor conductor of heat, which is why it is used for handles of cooking vessels. Copper, aluminium, and iron are metals and good conductors of heat.
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