Metals, non-metals, and metalloids

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

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• metalloids

• Both metals and metalloids

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Good conductor of heat

• Metal
• Nonmetal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

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

All of the following are properties used to classify elements as metals, non-metals, and metalloids EXCEPT —

• texture
• conductivity
• luster
• malleability

Which of the following correctly lists the three main groups of elements from greatest conductivity to least conductivity?

• Nonmetals -metalloids-metals
• metals-nonmetals-metalloids
• metalloids-metals-nonmetals
• metals-metalloids-nonmetals

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

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

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

• Dull
• Luster
• Malleable
• Hard

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1