Properties of metals

Name a property of magnesium metal

• it is made of layers of cations in a sea of delocalised electrons

• it allows electricity to travel through it

The word property means ....

• the structure at an atomic level

• a characteristic you can observe in the real world

Metal conducts heat well

• This is NOT a property of metal

• This is a property of metal

Diamond is a giant lattice made of strong covalent bonds. This makes it difficult to melt. Which is a property of diamond ?

• high melting point

• strong covalent bonds

Graphene is a giant covalent structure. This makes it difficult to break. Which is a property of graphene ?

• giant covalent structure

• difficult to break

CO₂ is a gas because it is easy to boil. This is because it has weak intermolecular bonds.

Which is a property of CO₂ ?

• weak intermolecular bonds

• low boiling point

Name a property of silver metal

• It has metallic bonding

• it is shiny

A mystery lump is made of metal

Name a property of the mystery lump

• it must conduct electricity

• it must be magnetic

• it must be hard

• it must be strong

Barium is in group 2 of the periodic table

Name a property of barium

• it is metal

• it can conduct electricity

• it is non-metal

• it can't conduct electricity

Which is a property of metal according to a GCSE mark scheme?

• hard

• solid

• strong

• none of these

• magnetic