Grouping Elements Notes

One property of most nonmetals is that they are

• shiny
• poor conductors of electric current
• flattened when hit with a hammer
• solids a room temperature

All of the following are characteristics of metals EXCEPT...

• shiny.
• good conductors.
• ductile.
• brittle.

Brittle

• Metal
• Nonmetal

Good conductor of heat

• Metal
• Nonmetal

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

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

What are elements organized in?

• Periodic table

• Periodic chart

• Periodic period

• Periodic book

What is another word for lustrous?

• Hard

• Malleable

• Shiny

• Fancy

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

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• metalloids
• Both metals and metalloids

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

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