Metals and Non-Metals

Which elements can be divided into metals and nonmetals?

• Metals and metalloids

• Lanthanides and actinides

• Metals and nonmetals

• Alkali metals and transition metals

What are the properties of non-metals?

• Shiny and opaque

• Brittle solids and poor conductors of electricity

• Malleable and ductile

• Good conductors of electricity and heat

What are the physical properties of metals?

• Brittle solids

• Shiny and good conductors of electricity and heat

• Soft and non-lustrous

• Poor conductors of electricity and heat

What are the chemical properties of non-metals?

• Easily gain or lose valence electrons and form acidic oxides

• Form basic oxides and have low electronegativities

• Easily corrodible and can lose electrons

• Have high densities and are good reducing agents

What is a non-metal?

• A chemical element that is shiny and malleable

• A chemical element that does not have metal's properties

• A chemical element that is a good conductor of heat

• A chemical element that conducts heat and electricity

What are the uses of non-metal?

• Used for breathing by plants and animals

• Used in the rockets as liquid hydrogen

• Used for fuel-burning in homes, factories, and vehicles

• Used in the process of fuel-burning in homes, factories, and vehicles for transport

Which non-metal is essential for our life?

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Sulphur

• Carbon

What are the physical properties of non-metals?

• Shiny and opaque

• Good conductors of electricity and heat

• Ductile and malleable

• Brittle solids and poor conductors of electricity

What are the chemical properties of metals?

• Have high densities and are good reducing agents

• Easily corrodible and can lose electrons

• Form basic oxides and have low electronegativities

• Easily gain or lose valence electrons and form acidic oxides

What is called Metal?

• A chemical element that is a good conductor of heat

• A chemical element that conducts heat and electricity

• A chemical element that does not have metal's properties

• A chemical element that is shiny and malleable