winner gets 10 points! i will choose a best answer! for my assignment i'm supposed to figure out why there are more metals in the common, everyday household then non-metalsThese metals and non-metals must be pure! so we also had to find examples of metals and non-metals, and here were my answers for thatmetals; aluminum foil, 1946 penny, iron skillet, fork, lamp base, wedding ring, coat hanger.non-metals; chlorine-bleach, diamond, graphite, coal, obsidian rock/earringsSo why are metals more common than non- metals? answer me pleaseWinner gets ten points(also no i am not cheating, i am double checking to see why i got this wrongI AM NOT A CHEATER!!!!!!!)
I doubt there are really that many 'pure' metals in any household actuallyThey're almost definitely all alloysIn fact, nitrogen probably makes up the largest single portion of 'pure' material in any householdBut otherwise, the reason metal (alloyed or not) is so common is because it happens to be the most common material type on the periodic tableMetals also happen to have a variety of useful properties, ranging from high strength, high durability, ductility, conductivity etcThey also have a nice aesthetic to them (usually)On top of all of that, it's fairly easy to create new material properties by combining (alloying) different metals together.
