Metals and Non-metals

Physical Properties

Metals are generally solid, malleable, ductile, sonorous, and good conductors of heat and electricity, whereas non-metals lack these properties and are brittle.

Chemical Properties of Metals

Metals react with oxygen to form basic oxides, with water to form oxides or hydroxides and hydrogen gas, and with dilute acids to produce salt and hydrogen.

Reactivity Series

An arrangement of metals in order of decreasing reactivity, which helps predict whether a more reactive metal can displace a less reactive metal from its salt solution.

Ionic Compounds

Compounds formed by the transfer of electrons from a metal to a non-metal, resulting in high melting and boiling points and conductivity in molten or aqueous states.

Metallurgy and Corrosion

The process of extracting metals from ores involving concentration, reduction, and refining, alongside methods to prevent corrosion like painting, oiling, and galvanization.