Metals, Non Metals and Metalloids Vocabulary

A substance that shows the property of electrical

conductivity between that of a conductor and that of an insulator; the foundation of modern electronics

• Conductor

• Semiconductor

• Insulator

• Metal

A tendency to break rather than flex or bend.

• Matter

• Metal

• Flexible

• Brittle

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• metals

• matter

• brittle

• luster

A substance that readily transfers heat or electrical energy.

• Conductor

• Semiconductor

• Insulator

• Metal

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Elements that have properties of both metals and

nonmetals; sometimes referred to as

semiconductors.

• metalloids

• metals

• nonmentals

• luster

Elements that are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• matter

Metals are typically NOT...

• malleable

• solid

• shiny

• insulators

Sort or put into groups based on similar and dissimilar physical, chemical, or biological characteristics.

• Periodic Table of Elements

• Malleable

• Classify/Classification

• Luster

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Shows how all the known elements are arranged

by properties and are represented by one or two

letters, referred to as chemical symbols.

• Periodic Table of the Elements

• Classification

• Semiconductors

• Nonmetals

A pure substance composed of the

same type of atom throughout.

• Compound

• Insulator

• Element

• Conductor