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State the physical properties of metals. |
High melting and boiling points, heat and electrical conductor, dense and high tensile strength. |
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Explain how properties of a certain metal make them suited to their specific purpose. |
Copper is an electrical conductor so it's suitable for electrical wiring. Aluminium is a heat conductor so suitable for frying pans.
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Define an alloy. |
A mixture of two elements, one of which is a metal. They are harder than the metal they contain, they contain atoms of different sizes; distorting the regular arrangements. They can't slide over each other this way. |
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Explain why metals can be bent into shape. |
They consist of layers of atoms, these layers can slide over each other. |
