Grouping Elements

One property of most nonmetals is that they are

• shiny
• poor conductors of electric current
• flattened when hit with a hammer
• solids a room temperature

All of the following are characteristics of metals EXCEPT...

• shiny.
• good conductors.
• ductile.
• brittle.

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

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• metalloids
• Both metals and metalloids

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

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

Brittle

• Metal
• Nonmetal

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Good conductor of heat

• Metal
• Nonmetal

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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Which element is a metalloid?

• Titanium
• Selenium
• Potassium
• Polonium

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

• Dull
• Luster
• Malleable
• Hard

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron? 

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

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 

• metal
• nonmetal
• metalloid
• cannot be determined

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1