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Properties, Uses & Alloys Of Metals

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Physical Properties of Metals

  • Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity due to delocalised electrons that move through the structure.
  • Metals are malleable (can be hammered into shapes) and ductile (can be drawn into wires) because layers of positive ions can slide over each other.
  • Metals have high melting and boiling points because of strong metallic bonding (electrostatic attraction between positive ions and delocalised electrons).
  • Most metals are solids at room temperature (except mercury).
  • Metals are sonorous (make a ringing sound when struck).

Metallic bonding in aluminium

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Chemical Properties of Metals

  • Metals react with water (cold or steam) to produce a metal hydroxide/oxide and hydrogen.
  • Metals react with dilute acids to produce a salt and hydrogen gas.
  • Metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides.
  • The reactivity series ranks metals based on their reactions with water, acid, and oxygen.

Uses of Aluminium

  • Aluminium is used for aeroplane bodies because of its low density and high strength-to-weight ratio.
  • Aluminium is used for overhead power cables because it is a good electrical conductor and has low density.
  • Aluminium is used for food cans because it is non-toxic and resistant to corrosion (forms a protective oxide layer).

Uses of Copper

  • Copper is used for electrical wiring because it is a very good conductor of electricity and is ductile.
  • Copper is used for pots and pans because it is a good conductor of heat, unreactive, and malleable.
  • Copper is used for water pipes because it is non-toxic, unreactive with water, and malleable.

Structure of an electrical cable

Structure of an electrical cable

What is an Alloy?

  • An alloy is a mixture of a metal with other elements (often other metals, but may include non-metals).
  • Alloys are not compounds; they are physical mixtures.
  • Alloys have different properties from their constituent metals, often being stronger, harder, or more resistant to corrosion.

Examples of Alloys

  • Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; it is stronger than either metal and used in musical instruments, ornaments, and door knobs.
  • Stainless steel is an alloy of iron with chromium, nickel, and carbon; it is hard and resistant to rusting, used in cutlery.
  • Iron with tungsten is extremely hard and resistant to high temperatures.
  • Aluminium with copper, manganese, and silicon is stronger but still low density, ideal for aircraft bodies.

Structure of Alloys (Extended Tier)

  • Pure metals have a regular arrangement of positive ions in layers surrounded by a sea of delocalised electrons.
  • In an alloy, atoms of different sizes distort the regular lattice, creating an irregular arrangement.
  • The distortion makes it harder for layers to slide over each other, so alloys are generally harder and stronger than pure metals.

Structure of an alloy

Structure of an alloy

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  1. 1.Which of the following is a physical property of metals?

    Easy
    • AThey are brittle when solid.
    • BThey are good conductors of electricity.
    • CThey have low melting points.
    • DThey are non-ductile.
  2. 2.What is the main reason metals are malleable?

    Medium
    • AThe atoms are arranged in a regular lattice that can slide.
    • BThe delocalised electrons allow layers to slide over each other.
    • CThe strong metallic bonds prevent any movement.
    • DThe atoms are covalently bonded in a rigid structure.
  3. 3.What is an alloy?

    Easy
    • AA pure metal element.
    • BA compound of two metals.
    • CA mixture of a metal with other elements.
    • DA non-metal combined with oxygen.
  4. 4.Which of the following is an alloy of copper and zinc?

    Easy
    • AStainless steel
    • BBronze
    • CBrass
    • DSolder
  5. 5.Why are alloys generally harder than pure metals?

    Medium
    • AAlloys have a regular arrangement of atoms that is easier to slide.
    • BAlloys contain atoms of different sizes that distort the layers, making sliding harder.
    • CAlloys have more delocalised electrons than pure metals.
    • DAlloys have weaker metallic bonds than pure metals.
  6. 6.Which metal is commonly used for electrical wiring due to its high conductivity and ductility?

    Easy
    • AAluminium
    • BCopper
    • CIron
    • DGold
  7. 7.Which of the following is a use of aluminium based on its low density?

    Easy
    • AFood cans
    • BElectrical wiring
    • CAeroplane bodies
    • DCutlery
  8. 8.Which statement about the structure of an alloy is correct?

    Easy
    • AIt has a regular arrangement of identical atoms.
    • BIt has an irregular arrangement of atoms of different sizes.
    • CIt has a regular arrangement of atoms of different sizes.
    • DIt has an irregular arrangement of identical atoms.

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