Metals and Non Metals

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

Is being brittle a property for:

• Metals

• Non Metals

Good conductor of heat

• Metal

• Non Metal

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

• Dull
• Luster
• Malleable
• Hard

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

• Metal

• Non Metal

• Metalloid

• Pretty

Which of the following is a property of a non-metal?

• Conducts electricity and heats well
• Can be hammered into thin sheets
• Is brittle and breaks easily
• Has a shiny, metallic luster

Elizabeth was examining elements and their physical properties. She described an element in her science journal as having no shine, an insulator and very brittle. Would this element be a metal, non metal, or metalloid?

• metal

• non metal

• metalloid

John was observing the physical properties of elements in order to classify them as either a metal, non metal or metalloid. The first element was dull, brittle and did not conduct heat. What would its classification be?

• metal

• non metal

• metalloid

If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is

• Ductile
• Magnetic
• Malleable
• Reactive

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If a substance is magnetic it is most likely a 

• metal 
• non-metal

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