Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Properties of metals

Properties of metals — practice question

Which of these statements about metals is correct?

  • AMetals conduct electricity when molten because negative ions are free to move.
  • BMetals conduct electricity when solid because positive ions are free to move.
  • CMetals are malleable because the bonds between the atoms are weak.
  • DMetals are malleable because the layers of ions can slide over each other.

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