ICSE Class 6 Answered
Property |
Metals |
Non-metals |
State |
Solids at room temperature Exception: Mercury |
Liquids, gases or brittle solids |
Lustre |
Lustrous (show brightness) |
Non-lustrous Exceptions:Graphite,iodine |
Malleability |
Malleable Exception: Zinc |
Non-malleable Exception: Carbon fibre |
Ductility |
Ductile Exceptions: Zinc, mercury |
Non-ductile Exception: Carbon fibre |
Tensile strength |
High tensile strength |
Low Tensile strength Exception: Carbon fibre |
Sonority |
Sonorous |
Not sonorous |
Conduction of heat and electricity |
Good conductor of heat and electricity |
Non or poor conductor of electricity Exception: Graphite |
Corrosion |
Corrosive |
Non-corrosive |
Melting and boiling points |
High melting and boiling points Exceptions: Sodium, potassium, mercury |
Low melting and boiling points Exceptions: Carbon, silicon |
Density |
High density Exceptions: Sodium, potassium, calcium |
Low density Exception: Graphite (carbon) |