Properties of Metals

Question 1

Electrical conductivity

Answer 1

Allowing electricity to pass through

Question 2

Lattice

Answer 2

An arrangement of many atoms or other particles that are bonded that are bonded together in a fixed regular grid-like pattern

Question 3

Malleable

Answer 3

A substance that can be hammered or rolled into shape without being shattered

Question 4

Metallic bonding

Answer 4

The type of bonding found in metals. We can think of it as positively charged ions in a ‘sea’ of negatively charged electrons

Question 5

Metals

Answer 5

Any element that is shiny when polished, conducts electricity and heat well, is malleable and flexible and often has a high melting point

Question 6

Non-metals

Answer 6

Any element that isn’t shiny, and doesn’t conduct heat and electricity well