Metals and their properties

Question 1

List common properties of metals

Answer 1

• Good conductors
• High melting point
• Solid at room temp
• Strong
• Malleable (bendy)
• Ductile (stretched)
• Sonorous (rings)

Question 2

Properties of Aluminium

Answer 2

• Low density
• Unreactive
• Use for food and beverage cans

Question 3

Properties of Iron

Answer 3

• Strong
• can react (corrode/rust)
• Used for bridges

Question 4

Properties of Titanium

Answer 4

• Very strong, low density
• Very unreactive
• Use for space craft, hip replacements

Question 5

Properties of Copper

Answer 5

• Malleable, Ductile
• Excellent conductor
• Low reactivity
• Used for electrical wiring, piping

Question 6

What is an Alloy

Answer 6

A mixture of two or more metals

Question 7

Why are alloys harder/stronger than metals

Answer 7

• Alloys have different sized atoms disrupting the rows, locking them into place, meaning they cant slide over each other