Metals and Non-Metals

Physical Properties of Metals 

• They are good conductors of heat and electricity and thus they find applications in day to day life like cooking utensils which is made of iron or aluminium as they are good conductors of heat.
• The capacity of a substance to be drawn into a wire is known as ductility, and it is this property that permits metals to be used as cable wires and for soldering.
• Malleability is the property of metals that allows them to be beaten into flat sheets. Because of their lightweight and strength, aluminium sheets are employed in the manufacture of aircraft. Metals are thus malleable.
• Metals produce a deep or ringing sound when struck with another hard object. Thus, they are sonorous.
• Most of the metals are lustrous, i.e. they are shiny but they can also be polished to have a shiny appearance.

Uses and Applications of Metals

Metals are usually very strong, most durable and highly immune to everyday wear and tear. As such, they need been used in past for tons of things. Even now, with developments in technology and a slew of other factors, metals’ applications have expanded significantly. Metals are even important in the economy.