metals, nonmetals, metalloids

Which elements are shiny?

• metals only

• nonmetals only

• metals and nonmetals

• metals and MAYBE metalloids

Which elements are to the right of the zig zag?

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

You discovered in the lab that silicon is:

• metal

• metalloid

• nonmetal

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

How did you find out if an element is a good conductor?

• it lit up a light bulb

• hit it with a hammer

• bubbled in the presence of acid

• turned black

ductile means...

• can be made into wire

• can be bent or hammered

• can light up a light bulb

• it's shiny

copper can be used to make statues like the statue of liberty

• therefore copper is malleable

• therefore copper is ductile

• therefore copper is shiny

• therefore copper is a conductor

Which of the metals was the most reactive?

• magnesium

• zinc

• copper

• aluminum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of these was NOT a conductor?

• sulfur

• magnesium

• zinc

• aluminum

Substances that can be hammered into thin sheets are:

• metals

• nonmetals

• both metals and nonmetals

Which elements are to the LEFT of the zigzag?

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1