Lesson 3 - Metals and Non - metals-Class 10 Science Notes
Metals and Non - metals Metals Metals are the elements that conduct heat and electricity and are malleable and ductile. Example:- Iron (Fe), Aluminium (Al), Silver (Ag), Copper (Cu), Gold (Au), Platinum (Pt), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), Lead (Pb), Magnesium (Mg), Lithium (Li) etc. Metals are the elements which form positive ions by losing electrons. Thus metals are known as Electropositive elements. Physical Properties of Metals 1. Metals are hard and shiny. Most metals are hard, except alkali metals, such as sodium, potassium, lithium etc. are very soft metals. These can be cut by using a knife. 2. Metals are strong and tensile. Most of the metals are strong and have high tensile strength. Because of this, big structures are made using metals, such as copper (Cu) and Iron (Fe). Except sodium (Na) and potassium (K) which are soft metals. 3. Metals are solid. Metals are solid at room temperature except for Mercury (Hg), which is liquid at room temperature. 4. Metals con