Exception in Properties of Metals
- Lustre
- Hardness
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Properties of Metals |
Exceptions |
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Lustre |
None |
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Hardness |
Sodium metal can be cut with a knife, it is soft in nature. |
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Malleability |
Zinc, Arsenic, Mercury |
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Ductility |
Mercury, Zinc, |
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Good conductor of heat |
Mercury, Lead |
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Good conductor of electricity |
Tungsten |
|
Sonorosity |
Mercury |
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High Melting Point |
Gallium and Caesium have low M.P |
|
High Boiling Point |
Sodium, Potassium, Mercury |
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Solid Metals |
Mercury |
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Properties of Non-metals |
Exceptions |
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Dull |
Iodine, Diamond |
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Softness |
Diamond |
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Brittleness (only for solids) |
Diamond |
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Malleable |
None |
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Ductile |
None |
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Bad conductor of heat |
Graphite |
|
Bad conductor of electricity |
Graphite |
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Low Melting point |
Diamond |
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Low Boiling point |
Diamond |
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State |
Bromine is a liquid non metal. |
