Metals, non-metals, metalloids and alloys

Which substances do you find on the left of the Periodic Table?

• metals

• non-metals

• metalloids

• alloys

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

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• metalloids
• Both metals and metalloids

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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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Good conductor of heat

• Metal
• Nonmetal

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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
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

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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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Which table below correctly lists the properties of metals and nonmetals? *

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

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