1. Metals are Malleable.
This means that metals can be beaten into thin sheets with a hammer (without breaking). Gold and silver metals are some of the best malleable metals. Aluminium and copper metals are also highly malleable metals. All these metals can be beaten with a hammer to form very thin sheets called foils. For example, silver metal can be hammered into thin silver foils because of its high malleability. The silver foils are used for decorating sweets. Similarly, aluminium metal is quite malleable and can be converted into thin sheets called aluminium foils. Aluminium foils are used for packing food items like biscuits,chocolates, medicines, cigarettes, etc. Milk bottle caps are also made of aluminium foil. Aluminium sheets are used for making cooking utensils. Copper metal is also highly malleable. So, copper sheets are used to make utensils and other containers. Thus, malleability is an important characteristic property of metals.
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Matter in Our Surroundings - Notes
1. 11. Metals Usually Have a Silver or Grey Colour
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2. The Case of a Liquid Solute Dissolved in a Liquid Solvent
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8. 7. Non-Metals may be Solid, Liquid or Gases at the Room Temperature.
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10. 3. Non-Metals are Bad Conductors of Heat and Electricity.
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11. 6. Metals are Usually Strong. They Have High Tensile Strength.
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18. Chemical Formula for daily use material
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24. To Study the Properties of a Compound of Iron and Sulphur
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28. 4. Metals are Lustrous (or Shiny), and can be Polished.
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30. To Separate a Mixture of Alcohol and Water
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31. To Study the Properties of a Solution
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34. 7. Metals are Solids at the Room Temperature
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38. To Study the Properties of a Suspension
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40. To Separate the Salt-Water Mixture (or Salt-Solution)
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47. 6. Non-Metals are Not Strong. They Have Low Tensile Strength.
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49. Solutions, Suspensions And Colloids
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