Important facts about some metals

Important facts about some metals

Metals are chemical elements that are used in a number of different ways. Read on and learn some interesting facts about metals. Metals are usually solid, good conductors of electricity and heat, shiny when clean, strong and malleable (meaning they can be bent and shaped).

Zinc phosphide is use for killing rat

Wood furnitures are coated with zinc chloride to prevent termites

Excess of copper in human being cause death called wilson

Calcium hydride is called hydrolith

Calcium hydride is used to prepare fire proof and water proof clothes

Titanium is called strategic metals because it is light than iron

Group 1st element are called alkali metals because its hydroxides are alkaline whereas gruop 2nd element are callend alkaline earth metals

Potassium carbonate is known as pearl ash

Selenium metal is used in photo electric cell

Galium metal is liquid at room temprature

Palladium metal is used in aeroplane

Silver and copper are best conductor of electricity

Oxides of metals are alkaline

Lithium is the lightest and the most reductant element

Onion and garlic have odour due to potassium

Cadmium rod is used in nuclear reactiors to slow down the speed of neutron

Barium sulphate is used as barium meal in x-ray of stomach

Auric chloride is used to make antevenome needles

Mercury is also known as quick silver mercury is kept in iron vessles because it does not make amalgams with iron

Lead oxide is also called litharge. It is an atmospheric oxide it is used in rubber industries In manifacturing of storage and flints glass

Anaemia is caused due to deficiency of iron in the body while excess of iron in the body may cause siderosis