Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids

The elements located to the left of the stair-step

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

• Gases

The elements located along the stair-step

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

Which type of element is located to the right of the stair-step?

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

• Semimetals

The majority of the periodic table is made up of

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

• Noble gases

This element is in Group 1, but it is not a metal

• Hydrogen

• Potassium

• Francium

• Helium

This is the term used for a metal that is able to be hammered out or pressed

• Malleable

• Ductile

• Conductive

• Shiny

Metals

• Anything that has volume and mass

• Elements that are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity; includes most elements

• A substance whose electric conductivity falls between that of a conductor and an insulator; the foundation of modern electronics

• A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the substance

Metalloids

• A physical property that describes the ability of a substance to transfer heat or electrical energy

• A material that does not conduct heat or electric current

• A table in which all the known elements are arranged by properties and are represented by chemical symbols

• Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors

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Nonmetals

• A table in which all the known elements are arranged by properties and are represented by chemical symbols

• Elements that are typically not shiny, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity; usually gases or brittle solids

• Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors

• Anything that has volume and mass

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

• Ductile
• Magnetic
• Malleable
• Reactive