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Question 1

What is malleability?

Answer 1

Malleability is the ability of a material to be worked into different shapes.

Question 2

What does lustre refer to?

Answer 2

Lustre refers to shininess, or the ability to reflect light.

Question 3

What is ductility?

Answer 3

Ductility is the ability of a material to be stretched out into wires.

Question 4

What does sonorous mean?

Answer 4

Sonorous describes a material that makes a ringing sound if it is struck.

Question 5

What is a metal?

Answer 5

A metal (konganuku) is an element that is usually hard, lustrous, malleable, ductile, and has good electrical and thermal conductivity.

Question 6

What is a non-metal?

Answer 6

A non-metal (konu-kore) is an element that does not display all the chemical and physical properties associated with metals.

Question 7

What is a group in the periodic table?

Answer 7

A group is a column in the periodic table where all elements have similar properties and the same number of valence electrons.

Question 8

What is a period in the periodic table?

Answer 8

A period is a row in the periodic table where elements have the same number of electron shells but may have very different properties.

Question 9

What are transition metals?

Answer 9

Transition metals are metals that can bond with other elements using more than just their valence electrons, often forming colourful compounds.