alleryMetals are generally
ABad conductors of heat and electricity
BBrittle at room temperature
CGood conductors of heat and electricity
DNon-lustrous by nature
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Good conductors of heat and electricity
1. Your syllabus lists the general physical properties of metals.
2. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.
3. They are malleable (rolled into sheets) and ductile (drawn into wires).
4. They are lustrous, sonorous and hard (except for a few like Na, K).
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 3 "Metals and Non-metals", §3.1_
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