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Metals usually have characteristic(s) of at least one of the following: luster, shine, malleable, ductile, and conducts electricity. Non metals don't conduct electricity and are usually brittle.
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Which have larger ionic sizes metals or nonmetals?
nonmetals
Are covalent bonds more likely to be found in compounds containing both metals and nonmetals or compounds containing only nonmetals?
Nonmetals and metals
Are halogens are metals or nonmetals?
The halogen elements are a subset of the nonmetals.
Which property is characteristic of many nonmetals and few metals?
The property characteristic of many nonmetals and few metals is odor.
What are the three classes of elements?
The three classes of elements are metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.
How do solid nonmetals differ from solid metals?
Metals are good conductors of electricity and heat. Also, they have a "metallic lustre", i.e., their surface shines.
What is the most reactive group of a metals and nonmetals?
Metals: alkaline metals Nonmetals: halogens
How are metalloids differents from metals and nonmetals?
because metalloids usually have properties that are similar to metals and nonmetals
What kind of bonds do metals and nonmetals form?
Metals and nonmetals form ionic bonds.
Which have larger ionic sizes metals or nonmetals?
nonmetals
What is an element that has characteristics of both metals and nonmetals?
An element that has characteristics of both metals and nonmetals is a metalloid.
Do nonmetals only combine with nonmetals?
No. Nonmetals will also combine with metals and metalloids
What have the qualities of both metals and nonmetals?
They are metals.
Are Ba and Ca metals or nonmetals?
they are metals
Do the elements go from metals to nonmetals or nonmetals to metals?
Moving from left to right on the periodic table, the elements generall go from metal to nonmetals.
Are covalent bonds more likely to be found in compounds containing both metals and nonmetals or compounds containing only nonmetals?
Nonmetals and metals
Are metals and nonmetals both good conductors?
no because metals conduct heat and electricity well, but nonmetals do not
