Properties and Characteristics of Non-Metals and Metals

Which property allows metals to be beaten into thin sheets?

• Ductility

• Conductivity

• Malleability

• Sonorous

Which property of a material is being tested when you strike it and listen to the sound it produces?

• Electrical Conductivity

• Thermal Conductivity

• Lustre

• Sonority

In which of these items are metals commonly used?

• Fertilizers

• Water purification

• Airplanes

• Breathing