Question

Name one property which is characteristic of metals.

Answer 1

1. Metals are malleable and ductile. That is, metals can be hammered into thin sheets and drawn into thin wires.
2. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.
3. Metals are lustrous (shiny) and can be polished.
4. Metals are solids at room temperature (except mercury, which is a liquid metal).
5. Metals are strong and tough.
6. Metals form basic oxides.
7. Metals displace hydrogen from water (or steam).
8. Metals displace hydrogen from dilute acids.
9. Metals form ionic chlorides with chlorine. These ionic chlorides are electrolytes but non-volatile.
10. Metals usually do not combine with hydrogen. Only a few reactive metals combine with hydrogen to form ionic metal hydrides.