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WorksheetsProperties of metals and non-metals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Based on the properties below, is this a metal or non-metal?
Silvery appearance/ Conductor/ high m.p./ malleable
Metal
Non-metal
Based on the properties below, is this a metal or non-metal?
Purple-black appearance/ Insulator/ low m.p./ brittle
Metal
Non-metal
Based on the properties below, is this a metal or non-metal?
Silvery white/ conductor/ high m.p./ malleable
Metal
Non-metal
Based on the properties below, is GRAPHITE a metal or non-metal?
Black appearance/ Conductor/ high m.p.
Metal
Non-metal
Which is the odd one out?
Gas at room temperature
Dull
Brittle
Shiny
Which is the odd one out?
Low density
Not malleable
Insulator
Conductor
Which is the odd one out?
Conductor
Insulator
High density
Shiny
Which is the odd one out?
High m.p. and b.p.
Shiny
Dull
Conductor
Based on the properties below, is Mercury a metal or non-metal?
Silvery appearance/ Conductor/ low m.p./ malleable
Metal
Non-metal
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"Need a large force to change its shape"
Hard
Brittle
Melting point
Conductivity
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"The temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid"
Hard
Brittle
Melting point
Conductivity
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"The temperature at which a liquid changes into a gas"
Hard
Dull
Boiling point
Conductivity
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"Heavy for their size, because their particles packed closely together."
Dull
Dense
Conductivity
Boiling point
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"Allow heat/electricity to flow through their structure"
Dull
Boiling point
Malleable
Conductivity
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"Can be bent without breaking"
Conductivity
Malleable
Sonorous
Dull
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"Making a ringing sound when hit"
Malleable
Sonorous
Conductivity
Shiny
Why do we use Gold to make jewellery?
Unreactive
Conductivity
Malleable
Sonorous
Why do we use aluminium to make pots and pans?
Conduct heat
High m.p.
Shiny
Low density
Why do we use brass to make bells?
Malleable
Sonorous
Shiny
Conductivity
Why do we use copper to make electrical wires?
High m.p and b.p.
Malleable
Conductivity
Sonorous
