elements that is soft and easy to cut cleanly with a knife likely to be metal or a nonmetal
metal
metal
Elemental nitrogen is a nonmetal.
Gold is a metal.
Sulfur is a nonmetal.
Nonmetal.
metal
Salt is a compound of Sodium (Na) and of Chlorine (Cl), thus, it is a nonmetal because it is a compound of 2 nonmetals. Na is not a nonmetal it is a highly active metal. This can be easily googled.
metal
Elemental nitrogen is a nonmetal.
Palladium is a metal.
non-metal
nitrogen is metal
Gold is a metal.
Sulfur is a nonmetal.
Non-metals gain electrons. Hence, they can easily form anions.
Gadolinium is a metal.