an insulator (graphite is an exception) Heat conduction Good (Iron cooking pans) Poor, act as an insulator e.g. rubber Sound when hit Rings (wind chimes and church bells) Often dull Lustre (shininess) Shiny (silver and gold jewellery and coins) Dull (graphite in pencils) Malleability (ability to be bent) Easily bent (copper water pipes, aluminium cooking foil) Brittle (diamonds shatter when hit hard.
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