Physical properties of metals, nonmetals and metalloids

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

Brittle

• Metal
• Nonmetal

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Good conductor of heat

• Metal
• Nonmetal

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

• Dull
• Luster
• Malleable
• Hard

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

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

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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

Which of the following correctly lists the three main groups of elements from greatest conductivity to least conductivity?

• Nonmetals -metalloids-metals
• metals-nonmetals-metalloids
• metalloids-metals-nonmetals
• metals-metalloids-nonmetals

The word “luster” 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

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Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

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´Elizabeth was examining elements and their physical properties. She described an element is her science journal as having no shine, an insulator, and  very brittle. What would this element be a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

• metal 
• nonmetal 
• metalloid