Metals Non-Metals Metalloids Periodic Table

The table shows the properties of four elements. Which element in the table is classified as a metal?

• Manganese

• Sulfur

• Silicon

• Neon

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

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

• Pretty

Where are metalloids located on the periodic table?

• to the right of nonmetals

• along the zig-zag line

• to the left of the zig-zag line

• to the right of the zig-zag line

Which element is a metalloid?

• Titanium

• Selenium

• Potassium

• Polonium

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

• Dull

• Luster

• Malleable

• Hard

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 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

John was observing the physical properties of elements in order to classify them as either a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid. The first element was dull, brittle, and did not conduct heat. What would its classification be? 

• metal 

• nonmetal 

• metalloid

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

If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is

• Ductile

• Magnetic

• Malleable

• Reactive