Name the element from its properties alone
MethodOn the basis of the properties given, find out the name of the metal or non-metal concerned. You are told nothing except how the substance behaves, which is the whole point of the exercise.
Clue 1A yellow coloured metal that is found in a free state in nature.
Clue 2A metal whose outer surface is black or brown, which shows a white surface when it is cut, and on which rust forms.
Clue 3A yellow coloured non-metal that burns on coming into contact with air.
Clue 4A non-metal that dissolves only a little in water but dissolves well in chloroform or hexane, making a violet coloured solution.