What are metals?
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Which characteristics are typically associated with metals?

  • Liquid, dull, and pink in color
  • Soft, weak, and poor conductors of electricity
  • Solid, shiny, and silvery grey in color (correct)
  • Gas, transparent, and low melting points

What percentage of Earth's crust is made from metallic or semi-metallic atoms?

  • 70%
  • 50% (correct)
  • 90%
  • 30%

Which elements are usually considered as metals?

  • Aluminium and iron (correct)
  • Nitrogen and neon
  • Silicon and sulfur
  • Oxygen and carbon

What physical properties do semi-metals or metalloids exhibit?

<p>Properties somewhere between metals and nonmetals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are nonmetals generally defined?

<p>Everything else apart from metals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of semi-metals mentioned in the text?

<p>Silicon and germanium (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of elements is often printed separately on the periodic table?

<p>Rare-earth metals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an alloy?

<p>A metal mixed with other materials (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process is used to make plastics look like shiny metals?

<p>Electroplating (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which material conducts electricity only under special conditions?

<p>Silicon (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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