Metals and non metals Flashcards
Which are the most malleable metals??
Gold and silver
Which is the most ductile metal??
Gold a wire of 2 km can be drawn from it
Best conductors of heat?
Silver and copper
Poor conductors of heat
Lead and mercury
Non metal which is a liquid
Bromine
Metal that exist as liquid in room temperature?
Mercury
Metals that has low melting point ?
Gallium and Caesium
A non metal that is lustrous
Iodine
What are the alkali metals
Sodium, potassium,lithium
Alkali metals properties
Soft,low densities, low melting point
General representation of metals burning in air
Metal + oxygen = metal oxides
What happens when copper is burnt in air
Copper oxide is formed , it is black in color
What happens when aluminum is burnt in air
Aluminum oxide is formed
Nature of metal oxides
Basic
Nature of non metal oxides
Acidic