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It depends on the element. Some metals have very un-shiny appearences, and some non-metals are very reflective.
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Are metals non metals or metalloids dull or shiny?
metals are malleable in nature
Is shiny a metal nonmetal or metalloid?
You can make almost anything shiny by polishing it.
How do you identify if a substance is metal matalloid or non metal?
In simple terms just by looking at them, and doing an electrical conductivity test you can tell the following. the metals are shiny and conduct electricity. The non-metals which are gases or liquids are easy to distinguish. The solid non metals such as sulfur are not shiny and do not conduct electricity. (graphite conducts electricity but is soft and not that shiny). The metalloids look a bit like metals but are very poor conductors of electricity.
What is the shiny appearance of metals?
There are quite a few metals that are shiny including gold. Silver and titanium are also metals that are shiny when polished.
What is a good website to compare non-metals and metals?
Metals have a characteristic silvery, shiny appearance, they are electrically conductive, flexible (except for mercury which is liquid), and they engage in chemical reactions in which they are electron donors, forming positive ions. Non-metals are less shiny, generally not good electrical conductors, not as flexible, and they engage in chemical reactions in which they receive electrons, forming negative ions. Some non-metals such as carbon can either give or receive electrons, but even when they give electrons they do not do so as readily as metals do.
Are all non-metals shiny?
Non-metals are not normally shiny.
Do Metals have shiny appearances?
Yes. That property i called luster.
Are metals non metals or metalloids dull or shiny?
metals are malleable in nature
What are the physical properties of the non metals?
metal- shiny non-metal- dull
Do non metals conduct electricity and are often shiny solids?
no
Is shiny a metal nonmetal or metalloid?
You can make almost anything shiny by polishing it.
How do you identify if a substance is metal matalloid or non metal?
In simple terms just by looking at them, and doing an electrical conductivity test you can tell the following. the metals are shiny and conduct electricity. The non-metals which are gases or liquids are easy to distinguish. The solid non metals such as sulfur are not shiny and do not conduct electricity. (graphite conducts electricity but is soft and not that shiny). The metalloids look a bit like metals but are very poor conductors of electricity.
Explain the differeny kind of metals?
ferrous metals - iron etc (normaly shiny) non-ferrous - aluminum etc (normal dull)
What is the shiny appearance of metals?
There are quite a few metals that are shiny including gold. Silver and titanium are also metals that are shiny when polished.
Is non-metal dull?
Non-metals are dull (or they are not shiny as metals).
What properties do non metals have in common?
Elements that are classified as non-metals are characterized by a tendency to undergo chemical reactions in which they acquire electrons; this compares to metals which tend to lose electrons. In slightly more technical terms, this means that non-metals are oxidizing agents and metals are reducing agents; when you mix metals and non-metals together, they tend to react with each other, in what is sometimes called a redox reaction (reduction and oxidation). Other than that, non-metals are generally softer (or gaseous) and less shiny than metals are, they generally do not conduct electricity as well as metals do, they do not have the silvery color of metals.
What are non metals?
They are non mental substances such as Oxygen, Mercury, Xenon, and others. They are poor conductors of heat and electricity, not lustorous (shiny), and are brittle. This description is in general, there are exceptions.
