Properties of Metals

Question 1

What do each metals have?

Answer 1

Basic properties in common but each has its own specific combination of properties.

Question 2

Metals are what?

Answer 2

Strong.
Bendy.
Great conductors.

Question 3

Most of the elements are metals…

Answer 3

So they cover most of the periodic table.

Question 4

Metals are strong what does this mean?

Answer 4

They can be bent and hammered into different shapes without breaking.

Question 5

Metals conduct…

Answer 5

Heat and electricity well.

Question 6

Metals especially the transition metals have what?

Answer 6

Loads of everyday uses.

Question 7

Metals strength and bend-ability makes them handy for what?

Answer 7

Making things like bridges and car bodies .

Question 8

Metals are ideal for making saucepans why?

Answer 8

Heats easily travels through them.

Question 9

Metals conductivity makes them great for what?

Answer 9

Electrical wires.

Question 10

What do metals exact properties decided?

Answer 10

How its best used.

Question 11

Describe copper.

Answer 11

It is a good conductor of electricity its ideal for drawing out into electrical wires.
Hard and strong can be bent.

Question 12

Copper doesn’t what?

Answer 12

React with water.

Question 13

Describe aluminium.

Answer 13

Corrosion-resistant.

Low density.

Question 14

Pure aluminium isn’t what?

Answer 14

Particularly strong but it forms hard, strong alloys.

Question 15

Describe titanium.

Answer 15

Low density metal.
Very strong.
Corrosion-resistant.

Question 16

If you were doing plumbing what type of metal would you use?

Answer 16

Something which could be bent.

Below hydrogen on reactivity series so it doesn’t react with water.

Question 17

What metal is great for plumbing?

Answer 17

Copper.

Question 18

If you were making an aeroplane what type of metal would you use?

Answer 18

Strong.
Bent into shape.
Light.

Question 19

What metal is good for making aeroplanes?

Answer 19

Aluminium.

Question 20

If you were making hip replacements what type of metal would you use?

Answer 20

Won’t corrode when in contact with water.

Light not to bendy.

Question 21

What metal is good for hip replacements?

Answer 21

Titanium.

Question 22

Some metals do what?

Answer 22

Corrode when exposed to air and water.

Need to be protected.

Question 23

How can metals be protected?

Answer 23

By paint.

Question 24

What happens when metals corrode?

Answer 24

Lose their strength and hardness.

Question 25

How can metals become ‘tired’?

Answer 25

When stresses and strains are repeatedly put on them.

Question 26

Repeated stresses on metals repeatedly is called what?

Answer 26

Metal fatigue.

Question 27

What is metal fatigue?

Answer 27

Leads to metals breaking.

Very dangerous.