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Silver Example of use: making coins Related physical properties: • shiny appearance • malleable Iron Example of use: building bridges Related physical properties: • strong • ductile • malleable Example of use: making jewellery Related physical properties: • shiny appearance • ductile • malleable Gold Aluminium Example of use: building aircraft bodies Related physical properties: • low density • strong • malleable Copper Example of use: making electrical wires Related physical properties: • ductile • excellent electrical conductivity Uses and physical properties of some metals When choosing metals for particular uses, we should also consider their prices. 63 13 From Atoms to Materials © United Prime Educational Publishing (HK) Limited 2024 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Sample