Metals and Non-metals | Activities in Text Book with Solution
Activity 3.2
Take small pieces of iron, copper, aluminium, and magnesium. Try to cut these metals with a sharp knife and note your observations.
CAUTION: Always handle sodium metal with care.
- ✅Answer: They are very hard to cut. Hardness varies from metal to metal.
CAUTION: Always handle sodium metal with care.
Dry it by pressing between the folds of a filter paper.
Put it on a watch-glass and try to cut it with a knife.
What do you observe?
- ✅Answer: Sodium can be cut easily.