Importance and use of metals in our daily lives

Metals are solid substances obtained from the earth.

Metal uses are many and this is due to their natural properties of rigidity, ductility, tensile strength etc.

They have high atomic weights and numbers in the periodic table.

Their oxides are alkaline in nature so they can resist acids.

Metals are very strong, durable and highly resistant to natural wear and tear.

Hence they have been used widely by man since ancient ages.

In past these metals were profoundly used for cooking, farming tools, weapons (bow, arrows, swords) and also in locomotive wagons.

But with growth in technology, the horizons of their use has widened enormously.

Currently, almost any object produced by use of technology uses metals in one or other form.

Modern man has also learned how to use the combination of metals i.e. alloys for his benefit.

So the use of metals in our daily life has become inevitable. Hence we can see that these are some of the highly priced commodities in the market