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Metals

Non-metals

1. Metallic Lustre: The surface of most metals is shiny. The lustre associated with metals is known as metallic lustre. For example, iron, copper, gold, and silver are very shiny. Metals such as gold and silver are very lustrous. Therefore, they are used for making jewellery.

Silver is used for making mirrors because of its excellent shine and reflective nature.

Some metals do not look very lustrous. This is because they either lose their lustre or their lustre gets reduced when exposed to air for a long time. This happens due to the formation of a layer of oxide, carbonate, and sulphide on their surface. If a metal surface is rubbed with sand paper, then this layer gets removed and the shiny surface of the metal can be seen. The layer formed in some cases is stable and sticks on the surface of the metal, but in other cases, it is unstable and falls off (as in the case of rusting of iron).

 

1. Lustre: Non-metals do not have a shiny surface. However, iodine is an exception, which has a very shiny surface.

2.  Hardness: Metals are generally hard in nature. However, this hardness varies from metal to metal. Most metals such as iron, aluminium, etc. are very hard and cannot be cut with a knife whereas some metals such as sodium and potassium are very soft and can be cut using a knife.

2. Hardness: Non-metals generally exist as solids, liquids, or gases. Non-metals that exist in a solid state are very soft. For example, sulphur, which exists in solid state, is quite soft. Similarly, carbon, in the form of graphite, is quite soft. However, diamond, another allotrope of carbon, is very hard. It is in fact the hardest known natural substance.

3. Malleability: Metals are malleable. Most metals such as iron, copper, silver, and gold can be hammered without breaking to form thin sheets. Aluminium, copper, and silver are highly malleable metals and are often used for making foils, which are extensively used in the decoration of sweets, packing of food items, etc

3. Malleability : Non-metals that exist in solid states are not very strong. They are brittle and break when pressure is applied on them. Therefore, non-metals are not malleable

4. Ductility: Most metals are ductile, which means that they can be drawn into thin wires without breaking. For example, iron, copper, silver, and gold can be drawn into thin wires without breaking. For this reason, copper and aluminium are extensively used for making electrical wires.

Gold and silver are the most malleable and ductile metals. Hence, they are extensively used in jewellery.

 

4. Ductility:Non - metals that exist in solid states are not very strong. They are brittle and break when pressure is applied on them. Therefore, non - metals are not ductible.

5. Conduction of heat: Metals are generally good conductors of heat. This means that if one end of a metal rod is heated for some time, then the entire rod becomes hot. For example, aluminium, copper, and silver are good conductors of heat. Hence, copper and aluminium are generally used for making vessels. The following activity can be performed to explain that metals can conduct heat .

5. Conduction of heat :Non-metals are poor conductors of heat and electricity. Examples include sulphur and phosphorus.

6. Conduction of electricity: Metals are good conductors of electricity i.e., they allow an electric current to pass through them easily. Silver, copper, and aluminium are the best conductors of electricity. For this reason, most electric wires are made of copper and aluminium. However, using silver for making electric wires is not cost effective. The following activity can be performed to explain that metals can conduct electricity.

 

6.Coductuin of electricity : Non-metals are poor conductors of heat and electricity. Examples include sulphur and phosphorus. However, there is an exception. Graphite, an allotrope of carbon, is a good conductor of electricity.

7.  Melting and boiling points: Melting and boiling points of metals are usually high.

7. Melting and boiling points: Melting and boiling points of non-metals are quite low. For example, the melting point of phosphorus is 44.2°C. However, diamond, an allotrope of carbon, is the only non-metallic substance that has a very high melting and boiling point. The melting point of diamond is more than 3500°C.

8. Physical state: All metals exist as solids at room temperature except mercury, which exists as a liquid.

8. Physical state: Non-metals exist in all three physical states at room temperature. Non-metals such as carbon, sulphur, and phosphorus exist in solid states while oxygen, chlorine, and nitrogen exist in gaseous states. Bromine is the only non-metal that exists in a liquid state.