Metals vs Nonmetals

Which of the following is a physical property of metals?

• High electronegativity

• Poor conductivity

• Brittle

• Shiny appearance

What is a physical property of nonmetals?

• Opaque

• Sonorous

• Good conductor

• Dull surface

Answer explanation

The physical property of nonmetals is having a dull surface, which is different from metals that have a shiny surface.

Ionic bonds form between metals and ____.

• metalloids

• metals

• nonmetals

Beryllium and sulfur will form a ______ bond

• ionic

• covalent

• metalloid

Sodium and Bromine will make a _____ bond.

• ionic

• covalent

• metallic

What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?

• 2 Nonmetals

• 1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal

• 2 Metals

• 2 Noble Gases

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Ionic bonds are between

• metals and nonmetals

• 2 metals

• 2 nonmetals

What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?

• 2 nonmetals

• 2 metals

• 1 metal and 1 nonmetal`

How are ionic bonds formed?

• transfer of electrons

• sharing of electrons

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When electrons are lost by one atom and gained by another, so that they both get full outer shells.

• Covalent bond

• Ionic bond

• Pairing

• Compound

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