Question

5. You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, wires and a switch.
a) How could you use them to distinguish between samples of metals and non-metals?
b) Assess the usefulness of these tests in distinguishing between metals and
non-metals?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) If the substance can be hammered to convert into sheets then it is metal if it is broken into pieces then it is non-metal. Set up the arrangement using bulb, battery, wire and switch as shown in figure.