Physical Properties of Metals

• What is a metal?

  A metal is any element that is shiny when polished, conducts heat and electricity well, is malleable and flexible, and often has a high melting point.
• What is a non-metal?

  A non-metal is any element that is not shiny and does not conduct heat and electricity well.
• What is a physical property?

  A physical property describes how a material behaves and responds to forces and energy. Hardness is an example of a physical property.
• How do metals and non-metals differ in melting and boiling points?

  Most metals have high melting and boiling points, while most non-metals have low melting and boiling points.
• Table of Metals and Non-metals Properties

  A) Good Conductor of Electricity

  B) Good Conductor of heat

  C) Shiny

  D) High Density

  E) Malleable

  F) Ductile

  G) Poor Conductor of Electricity

  H) Poor Conductor of Heat

  I) Dull

  J) Low Density

  K) Brittle

  L) Brittle

  
• Properties


  The qualities and characteristics of a substance that describe and identify it.