Metals/Non Metals

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

Which words best describe NON-METALS?

• ductile, shiny, brittle

• malleable, dull, brittle, ductile

• brittle, dull, insulators

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

Which of the following is true of all metals?

• They are not good conductors of heat

• They are denser than water

• They conduct electricity

• They're silver in colour.

Metalloids _____________

• have no properties of metals.
• have no properties of nonmetals.
• have some properties of both metals and nonmetals.
• none of the above

If a student observes a silvery solid that is malleable, good conductor, and ductile it is a...

• nonmetal 
• metal 
• metalloid

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

When an object changes shape when struck by a hammer.

• luster
• malleable
• brittleness
• ductile

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Which of the following beaten in to thin sheets

• Phosphorus

• Zinc

• Sulphur

• Oxygen

Write as many differences as you can between metals and non metals