Chapter 17 Test

Good conductor of heat

• Metal
• Nonmetal

Name the metal which is in liquid state.

• Iron

• Mercury

• Zinc

• Aluminium

What does malleable mean?

• able to bend
• will break easily
• can be used for wire
• is shiny

What does ductile mean?

• electricity flows easily
• quacks like a duck
• can be drawn into a wire
• able to bend

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?

• Brittle
• Good conductor
• Ductile
• Malleable

Brittle

• Metal
• Nonmetal

Shiny

• Metal
• Nonmetal

The chemical symbol for iron

• Ir

• Fe

• I

• Fn

Chemical symbol for Gold

• Go

• G

• Au

• Mn

The majority of elements in the periodic table are

• metals

• non-metals