Metals and non-metals bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Can be hammered into thin sheets.

   Item

   Malleable

2. Clue

   Can be drawn out into a thin wire.

   Item

   Ductile

3. Clue

   Produces a sound on striking a hard surface.

   Item

   Sonorous

4. Clue

   The one metal that is liquid at room temperature.

   Item

   Mercury

5. Clue

   The one non-metal that is a liquid.

   Item

   Bromine

6. Clue

   A non-metal that is nevertheless lustrous.

   Item

   Iodine

7. Clue

   Form of carbon that conducts electricity.

   Item

   Graphite

8. Clue

   Homogeneous mixture of two or more metals.

   Item

   Alloy

9. Clue

   Alloy in which one of the metals is mercury.

   Item

   Amalgam

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation