Properties of Metals

Which of the following elements would be classified as a metal?

• Antimony

• Aluminum

• Argon

• Arsenic

Which of the following is a physical property of a metal?

• Being brittle

• Not being able to rust or oxidize

• Being an insulator

• Being malleable or ductile

A new element was found. It is shiny but very brittle. How would you classify it?

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

Nickel is a ________.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

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Tungsten is a ________.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

Which of the following is a nonmetal property?

• Good conductor

• Lustrous

• Insulator

• Malleable

To oxide means to ____.

• be shapeable

• be shiny or lustrous

• be made into wires

• be rusted

You have an element sample that is shiny and ductile. Which of the following is the best choice for the sample's identity?

• Copper

• Silicon

• Chlorine

• Boron

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A chemical property of the metal is that they will _____.

• be brittle

• oxidize

• be good insulators

• be malleable

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Which of the following would describe a sample of phosphorus?

• It is a conductor that is shiny and malleable

• It is an insulator that is dull and brittle

• It is a semiconductor that is shiny and brittle

• It is an insulator that is shiny and malleable

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