Metal

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/metal

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How tall is Metal?Some nonmetallic elements, like iodine, can become metallic under extreme pressures
2. What makes a metal shiny?Metals look shiny because their free electrons bounce off light, reflecting it back to our eyes.
3. Why can metals conduct electricity and heat?The free electrons in metals can move easily, so they carry electrical current and transfer heat quickly.

Delocalized Electrons: Valence electrons that are not confined to a single atom or bond but are shared among many atoms.
Metallurgy: The science and technology of metals, including their extraction, processing, and application.
Alloy: A mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, designed to have specific properties.