Tin Silver Gold Iron Metal Symbol Uses Property Involved Unreactive with air and water Pipes, Wires, Copper Cu Excellent electrical Cooking pots conductor Good thermal conductor Strong, light/weight / Aircraft frames, Al unreactive Aluminium wires Good conductor / ductile Expands regularly with Mercury Hg Thermometres heat Roof flashing, Soft/ very malleable Pb Lead fishing sinkers Very dense Galvanising Forms a protective Zn Zinc (coating with Zn) coating
Tin Silver Gold Iron Metal Symbol Uses Property Involved Copper Cu Pipes, Wires, Cooking pots Unreactive with air and water Excellent electrical conductor Good thermal conductor Aluminium Al Aircraft frames, wires Strong, light/weight / unreactive Good conductor / ductile Mercury Hg Thermometres Expands regularly with heat Lead Pb Roof flashing, fishing sinkers Soft/ very malleable Very dense Zinc Zn Galvanising (coating with Zn) Forms a protective coating