Metals, Nonmetals, & Metalloids

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

Which element category could have the characteristic of brittle? Choose the best answer.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

• Metalloid and Nonmetal

What is the only nonmetal element on left side of the periodic table?

• Helium (He)

• Hydrogen (H)

• Lithium (Li)

• Calcium (Ca)

This group of elements have properties that are opposite those of metals. ______________________

• luster

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• metals

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

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

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

One property of a nonmetals is that it is a good conductor of electricity?

• true
• false

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

• Dull

• Lustrous

• Malleable

• Conductor

Luster is ___________

• A.  the way light is reflected off a surface.
• A.  how well a piece of matter conducts electricity. 
• A.  the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.
• A.  the capability of being hammered out thin.

Which of these is a property of metals?

• It's malleable

• It's an insulator

• It's very brittle