Flash Cards: Metals and Non-metals

Metallic lustre is the shiny appearance of metals when they are in their pure state.

Malleability is the ability of a metal to be beaten into thin sheets. Gold and silver are the most malleable metals.

Sonorous metals are those which produce sound when struck. Examples include copper and brass, which are used in bells.

Most non-metals are not lustrous and are poor conductors of heat and electricity.

Metals react with acids to produce a salt and hydrogen gas.

Amphoteric oxides can react with both acids and bases to form salts and water. Examples: aluminium oxide and zinc oxide.

The reactivity series is a list of metals arranged in order of decreasing reactivity, from potassium to gold.

Magnesium burns with a bright white flame to form magnesium oxide.

Corrosion is the process of deterioration of metals due to chemical reactions, often leading to rust in iron.

Rusting can be prevented by painting, galvanizing, or applying oil to iron.

An ore is a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal can be extracted profitably.

Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity due to the presence of free-moving electrons.

Metals react with water to produce a metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas, though this differs by reactivity.

Bubbles of hydrogen gas are produced, indicating a reaction as the metal displaces hydrogen from the acid.

Bromine is the only non-metal that is liquid at room temperature.

Metals are typically solid at room temperature (except mercury) and exhibit properties like malleability and ductility.

Sodium reacts vigorously with water to produce sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.

Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature, unlike other metals.

Non-metals can be gases (like oxygen) or solids (like sulfur) and do not have metallic lustre or conductivity.