Metals And Non Metals Flashcards
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Sonorous
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If you hit it it makes a noise
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Properties of metals
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Electrical conductions, heat conductors, high melting point, shiny, sonorous, ductile, malleable, hard&dense
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Ductile
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Can be drawn out into wire
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Malleable
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Can be hammered into different shapes
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Alloy
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Is a mixture of metals
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Corrosion
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Is an undesirable process whereby a metal changes to it’s oxide or some other compound by combining with oxygen from the air
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Rusting
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Is the corrosion of Iron
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Rust prevention
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Greasing, painting, Galvanising
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Galvanising
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Coating with zinc
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Activity series
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- all metals have similar properties but do not react at the same rate
- a good way to compare metals is to see how they react with water and acid
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Reactivity
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Calcium
Magnesium
Zinc
Copper (cats make zebras cry)
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When metal reacts with an acid
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Hydrogen gas is given off
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Zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid to form
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Zinc chloride and hydrogen
