Question

Metals are amazing, and they are all around us. You can probably easily identify them by their shiny surfaces and tinny sound when you tap them.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Answer:

a. True

Explanation:

Metals are amazing, and they are all around us. You can probably easily identify them by their shiny surfaces and tinny sound when you tap them.

Generally, metals are mainly hard, shiny, and can be hammered into thin sheets. Also, another property of a metal is that, it is a good conductor of heat and even electricity because there valence (outer) electrons are delocalized. Some examples of chemical elements that are metals are iron, gold, sodium, silver, copper etc.