No, the alkali metals are pretty soft and the metals cesium, gallium, and Mercury have very low melting points.
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No. Group 1 metals (commonly called the alkali metals) have low melting points.
It varies on which metalloid you are talking about but in general they have low melting points
Transition metals tend to have very high melting points.
false. False. Mercury is a metal, yet is in liquid form (melted) at room temperature.
metals
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Metals have high melting points. Metals lack ionic bonding and possess metallic bonds that are so strong that it takes so much heat to break them apart.
Yes non metals do have high melting and boiling points. This is because they have strong intemolecular forces that are hard to overcome.A2. Their melting points vary. Obviously gases such as nitrogen and oxygen have low melting points, but Silicon (1414oC) and Diamond ( around 1700oC) are rather high. Phosphorous and Sulfur on the other hand are rather low.
No. Group 1 metals (commonly called the alkali metals) have low melting points.
Pure metals have high density and very high melting and boiling points. In addition, these metals are excellent conductors of heat and electricity.
Metals with very high melting points are useful
Galium n Mercury
because all crystals are metals .
Metals are often hard. They conduct both heat and electricity. They often have high densities, high melting points, and high boiling points. And always loose electrons when bonding. Non-metals are the opposite of all the above characteristics.
Yes, transition metals have higher melting points. This is due to having very strong bonds. This means that a larger amount of energy is needed in order to break them down or bring them to the melting points.
All metals have different melting points but they are all high