Ductility is _____________

• the capability of being hammered out thin.

• the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.

• how well a piece of matter conducts electricity.

• the way light is reflected off a surface.

A student is given a sample of an unknown substance. He is asked to determine if it is classified as a metal, a metalloid, or a nonmetal. He discovered that the unknown element conducted some heat and electricity, had a shiny luster, and broke easily. This element is most likely a

• metalloid

• nonmetal

• cannot be determined

• metal

Most metals on the periodic table are __________.

• solids

• liquids

• solids, liquids, and gases.

• gases.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The elements argon, krypton, and xenon are all non-metals. What property would these elements have in common?

• Shiny, lustrous surface

• Good conductor of thermal energy

• Poor conductor of electricity

• Soft and malleable

Which of the following properties of metal can reflect light?

• compressibility

• luster

• malleability

• ductility

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

If an object is a better conductor of heat and electricity than nonmetals, but not as good of a conductor as metals then it is a -

• good conductor

• non- conductor

• semi- conductor

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Nonmetals occur to the _______ of the dark zig-zag/ stairstep on the periodic table.

• middle/ on either side

• right

• left

How would this element be classified?

• metal

• metalloid

• nonmetal

What element in Group 1 is not a metal but a nonmetal?

• sodium

• lithium

• hydrogen

• potassium

Conductivity is __________

• the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.

• the capability of being hammered out thin.

• how well a piece of matter conducts electricity.

• the way light is reflected off a surface.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3