Metals Nonmetals Metalloids

What is a metal?

• typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

• have properties of both metal and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors

• Elements typically not shiny, usually a gas or brittle solid, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity.

What is a nonmetal?

• they are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

• typically not shiny, usually a gas or brittle solid, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity.

• have properties of both metal and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors

What is a metalloid?

• have properties of both metal and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors

• typically not shiny, usually a gas or brittle solid, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity.

• typically not shiny, usually a gas or brittle solid, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity.

How do the physical properties of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids compare?

• They look all the same so there is no way to distinguish the difference.

• The physical property of an element allows you to identify based on what can be visually seen such as being shiny and/or dull.

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

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

Label

a

b

c

nonmetals

metalloids

metals

Tags

8.p.1

Label the Periodic Table with metals, nonmetals, & metalloids

a

b

c

metal

nonmetal

metalloid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The ability to be hammered into thin sheets is known as ​ (a)  

The ability to be stretched into a wire is known as​ (b)  

Elements that are mostly dull, brittle, not malleable or ductile, and poor conductors of heat and electricity are referred to as​ (c)  

 

• malleability.

• ductility.

• nonmetals.

A(n) ​ (a)   is a material that allows electricity and heat to pass through it easily.

Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals are referred to as​ (b)   .

The way light reflects from the surface of a substance is known as ​ (c)  

Elements that are mostly shiny, silver or gray in color, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity are referred to as ​ (d)  

• Conductor

• metalloids

• luster.

• metals.

• Waffelnator

Match the following

• Silver
  Shiny

  Good Conductor

  Malleable

• Metal

• Silver

  Semiconductor

  Brittle

  Shiny

• Metalloid

• Black

  Dull

  Poor Conductor

  Brittle

• Non Metal