Metals

Question 1

How are metals held together?

Answer 1

By metallic bonding

Question 2

What is metallic bonding?

Answer 2

Metals being held together

Where all the outer shell electrons are free to move around

(Conduct electricity)

Question 3

What are the 4 main properties of metal?

Answer 3

High melting point and boiling point
- strong metallic bond

Dense

Strong and bendy and malleable
- can be shaped into things

Good conductors of heat and electricity

Question 4

What is a superconductor metal?

Answer 4

Metals that will conduct their energy by being really cold

(Metals lose their current energy mainly by heat- if they become super conductors by being really cold, No energy will be wasted and current could go on forever even by taking out the battery)

Question 5

What can you make with superconductor metals? Name 3.

Answer 5

1. Power cables without any power loss (lose- free power transmission)
   - No energy(heat) will be wasted , power will still be going
2. Electromagnets (that will not need a constant power source)
3. Electronic circuit - works fast (no resistance to slow them down)

Question 6

What do you need to make a superconductor metal?

Answer 6

a VERY cold temperature

Question 7

Give me 4 examples of a transition metal.

Answer 7

Copper

Zinc

Gold

Silver

Platinum

Iron

Question 8

What are the properties of transition metals?

Answer 8

Good for catalysts

Very colourful