Metals And Non-metals Flashcards

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Properties of metals?

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Heat conductor, shiny, sonorous, ductile, malleable, high melting point , hard and dense, electrical conductors.

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Corrosion?

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Is am undesirable process whereby a metal changes to its oxide or some other compound by combining with oxygen from the air.

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Sonorous?

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If you hit it , it makes a noise

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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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Mixture of metals

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Rusting?

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The corrosion of iron

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Rust prevention

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Galvanising, painting and greasing

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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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Metals react with and acid?

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Hydrogen gas is often given off.

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Zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid to form.

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Zinc chloride and hydrogen

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