Metals and Non-Metals Quiz

Which property allows metals to be hammered into thin sheets?

• Sonority

• Malleability

• Conductivity

• Ductility

What is the main reason a metal wire can make a bulb glow in a circuit?

• Metals are sonorous

• Metals are malleable

• Metals are good conductors of electricity

• Metals have high melting points

Which of the following metals is in a liquid state at room temperature?

• Iron

• Potassium

• Mercury

• Sodium

What type of ions do metals mostly form?

• Polyatomic ions

• Neutral ions

• Cations

• Anions

Which non-metal is an exception and is the hardest known natural substance?

• Graphite

• Phosphorus

• Sulfur

• Diamond