Identifying Metal and Nonmetals

Having the ability to be drawn into a wire describes which property?

• Malleable
• Ductile
• Brittle
• Nonconductor

An unknown substance has the following properties: luster, brittle, a nonconductor of electricity, and high density.  How would it be classified?

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid

How would this element be classified?

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Metamorphic

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

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

Which of the following tables correctly lists the physical properties of metals and nonmetals?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Some students conducted a laboratory investigation to learn more about the physical properties of different elements. They observed four samples and recorded their observations in the table . Based on these observations, which sample is most likely a nonmetal?

• Sample 1
• Sample 2
• Sample 3
• Sample 4

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

The elements argon, krypton, and xenon are all non-metals. What property would these elements have in common?

• Good conductor of thermal energy
• Poor conductor of electricity
• Shiny, lustrous surface
• Soft and malleable

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

What does ductile mean?

• electricity flows easily
• quacks like a duck
• can be drawn into a wire
• able to bend

What does malleable mean?

• able to bend
• will break easily
• can be used for wire
• is shiny