PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF METALS

The physical properties are those properties of an objects which we can see externally. We come across many metals in our daily life.namely gold,silver,aluminium,etc.The metals exhibit many specific properties.Metals exhibit physical properties that we will discuss.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1.HARDNESS 2.LUSTROUS 3.MALLEABILITY 4.DUCTILITY 5.SONOROUS 1.Hardness:Most of the metals are hard, they can be broken easily.but eg:aluminium,iron etc but there are some exceptional metals which are not hard in nature.eg:sodium,pottasium. one more exceptional case is mercury which is liquid in state.

2.Lustrous:Most of the metals are shiny to see this property is called as lustrous.

3.Malleability: You might have wondered that the sweets are coated with the steel sheets,even many eatables are packed in aluminium sheets. so when goldsmith beat metals they are beaten into thin sheets. The property of metals that are beaten into sheets is called as malleability. eg:the thin aluminium sheet rapped over the sweets.

4.Ductility:In the same way the metals are drawn into thin wires this property of metals is called as ductility. eg:electrical wires are made up of copper.

5.Sonorous:when you beat a metallic plates or a metallic objects fall down a continuous ringing sound will be obtained.So the meals produces a continuous ringing sound and this property of meatls is called as sonorous.

Hence these are the physical properties that most of the metals exhibit.metals are having various chemical properties too.