video: Metals, Nonmetals & Metalloids

Which of the following is NOT a general physical property of metals that makes them ideal for manufacturing smartphones?

• Luster

• Malleability

• Gaseous state at room temperature

• Conductivity

Why are metalloids, rather than metals, used in smartphone processors?

• Metalloids are more durable and less likely to break.

• Metalloids are semiconductors, allowing controlled electricity flow.

• Metalloids are lighter, making the phone less heavy.

• Metalloids are more abundant and cheaper than metals.

Which of the following is a property of nonmetals?

• luster

• malleable

• ductile

• brittle