Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids, and Elements from Stardust

Neon is colorless, a poor conductor of heat and is not able to be stretched. How would it be classified?

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

• Metal

• None of the above

Manganese is shiny, conducts heat and electricity, and can be hammered into thin sheets. What is is?

• Nonmetal

• Metal

• Metalloid

• None of the above

What properites do nonmetals have in common?

• Poor conductor of electricity

• Good conductor of thermal energy

• Soft and Malleable

• Shiny, lustrous surface

This word is used to describe a substance that breaks apart easily and is weak and fragile

• Conductivity

• Ductile

• Malleable

• Brittle

Metals are...

• dull, brittle, insulators.

• shiny or dull, brittle, semiconductor.

• shiny, malleable, conductors.

• shiny, dull, insulator.

Silicon has a dull, metallic luster, conducts heat well, and is brittle. What is it?

• Nonmetal

• Metal

• Metalloid

• None of the above

Where are the nonmetals located on the Periodic Table?

• On the right

• On the left

• On the stairstep

Where are the metalloids located on the Periodic Table?

• On the right

• On the left

• On the stairsteps

Gold is an element that is often used to make necklaces, rings, and other types of jewelry. What property of gold makes it useful in this way?

• Gold is a conductor

• Gold is an insulator

• Gold is malleable

• Gold has a high melting point

Use your Periodic Table to help you. Boron would be classified as a...

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid