Fact to remember Name of the metal
Metal most abundant in earth’s crust - Aluminum
Metal which forms amalgam with other elements - Mercury
Metal used in a fuse wire and also in solder - Lead-tin alloy
Metal used in the filament of a bulb - Tungsten
Metal which pollutes the air of cities having large number of vehicles - Lead (reason for using unleaded petrol)
Metal used in the filaments of
electric heaters - Nichrome
Metal used as radiation shield - lead
Metal into which Uranium turns when it loses all its radioactivity - Lead
Metal used for making boats because it does not corrode by seawater - Titanium
