A student is given four solid samples labeled W, X, Y. and Z. All have a metallic luster. She is told that the solids could be gold, lead sulfide, mica (which is quartz, or SiO2), and iodine. The results of her investigations are: (a) W is a good electrical conductor; X, Y, and Z are poor electrical conductors. (b) When the solids are hit with a hammer, W flattens out, X shatters into many pieces. Y is smashed into a powder, and Z is not affected. (c) When the solids are heated with a Bunsen burner. Y melts with some sublimation, but X, W, and Z do not melt. (d) In treatment with 6 M HNO3, X dissolves; there is no effect on W, Y. or Z. On the basis of these test results, identify the solids.
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