On which basis, materials can be divided?
Materials can be divided as metals and non-metals. Metals can be separated on the basis of physical and chemical properties.
Physical properties – Ductility, Malleability, Lustre and Hardness are physical properties.
Chemical properties –
(i) Metals on reaction with oxygen form basic oxides while non -metals on reaction with oxygen form acidic oxides.
(ii) Metals react with water but non-metals do not react with water.
(iii) Metals react with acids and produce hydrogen gas but non-metals do not react with acids.
(iv) Metals react with bases and produce hydrogen gas but reactions of non-metals with bases are complex.