Elements & Atoms

Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of luster (shiny)?

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• metalloids

• Both metals and metalloids

Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of brittle?

• Metal

• Nonmetal

Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

Which of these is a property of metals?

• It's malleable

• It can't conduct electricity

• They are used in food

• It's very brittle

All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?

• Dull

• Luster

• Malleable

• Hard

Some characteristics of a metal are that it is malleable and ductile.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following properties refers to the ability of metals to be drawn into wires?

• A. malleability 

• B. compressibility

• C. ductility

• D. luster

Metals appear to the _______ of the dark ziz-zag line on the periodic table. 

• A. right

• B. middle

• C. left

Nonmetals occur to the ________of the dark zig-zag on the periodic table. 

• A. right

• B. middle

• C. left

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

• Helium

• Lithium

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen