Classification of Elements Quiz

What is the definition of an insulator?

• A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter

• A material that does not conduct heat or electric current

• A physical property that describes the ability of a substance to transfer heat or electrical energy

• A physical property that describes the ability of a material to be permanently reshaped without breaking or cracking

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What is the definition of malleability?

• A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter

• A material that does not conduct heat or electric current

• A physical property that describes the ability of a substance to transfer heat or electrical energy

• A physical property that describes the ability of a material to be permanently reshaped without breaking or cracking

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What is the definition of brittleness?

• A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter

• A material that does not conduct heat or electric current

• A physical property that describes the ability of a substance to transfer heat or electrical energy

• A physical property that describes the ability of a material to be permanently reshaped without breaking or cracking

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What is the definition of conductivity?

• A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter

• A material that does not conduct heat or electric current

• A physical property that describes the ability of a substance to transfer heat or electrical energy

• A physical property that describes the ability of a material to be permanently reshaped without breaking or cracking

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What is the definition of a metalloid?

• Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors

• Elements that are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity; includes most elements

• Elements that are typically not shiny, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity; usually gases or brittle solids

• A substance whose electric conductivity falls between that of a conductor and an insulator; the foundation of modern electronics

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What is the definition of a metal?

• Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors

• Elements that are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity; includes most elements

• Elements that are typically not shiny, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity; usually gases or brittle solids

• A substance whose electric conductivity falls between that of a conductor and an insulator; the foundation of modern electronics

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What is the definition of a nonmetal?

• Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors

• Elements that are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity; includes most elements

• Elements that are typically not shiny, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity; usually gases or brittle solids

• A substance whose electric conductivity falls between that of a conductor and an insulator; the foundation of modern electronics

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What is the definition of a semiconductor?

• Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors

• Elements that are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity; includes most elements

• Elements that are typically not shiny, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity; usually gases or brittle solids

• A substance whose electric conductivity falls between that of a conductor and an insulator; the foundation of modern electronics

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What is the definition of luster?

• A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter

• A material that does not conduct heat or electric current

• A physical property that describes the ability of a substance to transfer heat or electrical energy

• A physical property that describes the way the surface of a substance shines or reflects light, ranging between metallic (shiny) and nonmetallic (dull)

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What is the definition of texture?

• A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter

• A material that does not conduct heat or electric current

• A physical property that describes the ability of a substance to transfer heat or electrical energy

• A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the substance

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