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Properties of materials - Coggle Diagram
Properties of materials
Metals and non-metals
Key words
Malleable
A substance that can be bent or hammered into shape
Conduct
To allow electricty or heat to pass through
Brittle
Something that breaks easily with a snap
Ductile
A substance that can be drawn into wires
Sonorous
A substance that makes a ringing sound when hit
Insulators
A substance that does not conduct electricty or heat
Shiny
A surface that reflects light
Magnetic
Attracted to a magnet
Metals
Sonorous
Shiny
Magnetic
Ductile
Hold large weighs without breaking
Malleable
Strong and tough
High melting points and high boiling points
Do not shatter when dropped
Do not melt easily
Good conductors of heat
Do not crack easily
Good conductors of electricty
Metal mixtures
Key words
Bronze
An alloy made by mixing copper and tin
Alloy
A mixture of metals
Disrupt
Upset the pattern
Steel
An alloy made of mixing iron and carbon, sometimes with other metals
Alloys in daily life
Aeroplanes
Coins
Jewellery
Using the properties of materials to seperate mixture
Key words
Conical flask
A piece of laboratory glassware, shaped like a cone
Condenser
A piece of labortory glassware that can be used to seperate mixtures of two liquid
Indicators and the pH scale
Key words
Indicators
A substance that turns different colours in acids and alkalis
Limus
A dye that is used as an indicator
Neutral
A substance that is neither acidic or alkali and is at pH 7
pH scale
A scale that measures the strength of acids or alkalis
Universal indicator
An indicator made of a range of other indicators which shows how acidic or alkaline a substance is
Litmus
Turns red in acids
Turns blue in alkalis
Turns purple in a neutral substance
Hazard warning labels
Explosive
A substance that can explode if it comes into flame contact with a flame or heat
Flammable
A substance that can catch on fire easily
Corrosive
A substance that can destroy living tissue. It can cause burns
Hazarous to the enviroment
A substance that can kill or damage living things in the environment
Oxidising
A substance that gives off a large amount of heat when in contact with other substances
Serious health hazard
A substance that can cause a serious problem to your health
Toxic
A substance that can poison you
Health hazard
A substance that can cause harm such as irritating your skin and eyes