Properties of Metals and Non-Metals

Most metals are solid at room temperature

• False

• True

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

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

• Dull

• Lustre

• Malleable

• Hard

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 lustre

The word “lustre” refers to which property of matter?

• The ability to conduct electrical or thermal energy

• Capable of being drawn out into thin wires

• The way a surface appears when it reflects light

• Suitable for being shaped by beating or rolling

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

• Ductile
• Magnetic
• Malleable
• Reactive

Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid

Fluorine is used in many toothpastes because it helps maintain healthy teeth.  At room temperature it is gaseous, and does not conduct electricity. Based off these properties, it would be classified as?

• A metal

• A non metal

• A metalloid

Where are the non-metallic elements found in the periodic table?

• In the middle
• In the top rows
• On the left-hand side
• On the right-hand side

Metalloids _____________

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