Home Based Learning

• Topic: Metals and Non Metals

• Objective:
• Interpret the nature of metals and non metals.
• List physical properties like malleability, ductility, boiling points, melting points,
conductivity, hardness and strength of metals and non metals.
Task:
Go through the PPT thoroughly.(No need to write the content of PPT in notebook)
Click on the links given in the PPT and watch the video https://youtu.be/AJbe5THaNuU
Some questions may come to your mind while going through the PPT. Note these
questions in your notebook, under the heading Doubts. (You can ask these in Face to
Face Interaction whenever it will be scheduled )
 After this, write the answers of the questions given on the next slide in your science
notebook.
Questions ( *Ques numbers are written as per NCERT Excercise )
Q1.Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets?
(a) Zinc (b) Phosphorus (c) Sulphur (d) Oxygen
Q2. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) All metals are ductile.
(b) All non-metals are ductile.
(c) Generally, metals are ductile.
(d) Some non-metals are ductile
Chapter – 4
Metals And
Non
Metals
 Properties
of
elements

Physical Chemical
1a) Physical properties of metals :-
• Metals are solids. (except mercury)
• Metals are hard. (except Lithium, Potassium, Sodium)
• Metals have metallic lustre. (shine)
• Metals are malleable. (can be beaten into thin sheets)
• Metals are ductile. (can be drawn into wires)
• Metals have high melting points. (Gallium and Ceasium
have low melting points. They melt in the palm of the
hand)
• Metals have high boiling points.
• Metals are good conductors of heat. ( Best conductors
are silver and copper.
Metals are good conductors of electricity. ( Best
• conductors are Silver and Copper)
Metals are sonorus. (produce sound when
• beaten)
b) Physical properties of non metals :-
• Non metals may be solids, liquids or gases. (Solids –
Carbon, Sulphur, Phosphorus etc. Liquid – Bromine,
Gases – Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen etc.)
• Non metals are soft. (except diamond which is the hardest
natural substance)
• Non metals do not have lustre.( except iodine crystals)
• Non metals are not malleable.
• Non metals are not ductile.
• Non metals which are solids and liquids have low melting
points.
• Non metals which are solids and liquids have low boiling
points.
• Non metals are bad conductors of heat.
• Non metals are bad conductors of electricity. (except
graphite)
• Non metals are not sonorus.