Question

State any five physical properties of metals and five physical properties of non-metals.

Answer 1

Properties of metals:

(i) Metals are malleable i,e, they can be beaten into thin sheets with a hammer.

(ii) Metals are ductile i.e. they can be drawn into thin wires.

(iii) Metals are good conductors and heat and electricity.

(iv) Metals are lustrous.

(v) Metals are generally hard.

Properties of non-metal:

(i) Non-metals are non-malleable i,e, they cannot be beaten into thin sheets with a hammer.

(ii) Non-metals are non-ductile i,e, they cannot be drawn into thin wires

(iii) Non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity

(iv) Non-metals are non-lustrous.

(v) Non-metals are generally soft.