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How do you determine if a substance is a metal or a non-metal?
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If you look on a Periodic Table of elements, it is separated into parts, normally color coded.
If you draw a staircase starting at the bottom of Oxygen #6 , all the elements to the right are nonmetals, including hydrogen
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Is lignite a metal or nonmetal?
Lignite is a non-metallic substance.
Is germanium the element a metal or nonmetal?
Germanium is neither. It is a metalliod, because it has some properties of a metal and some properties of a nonmetal. However, the substance of germanium is a metal.
Is a base a compound that forms metal and nonmetal ions when it dissolves in water?
No, a base is a substance that raises pH when added to water. While some bases do indeed release metal and nonmetal ions, many do not, and many that release metal/nonmetal ions are not bases.
Is nails a metal nonmetal or a metalloid?
Nails are metal.
What does non-metal mean?
A nonmetal is an element that tends to be dull, brittle, and a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
Is chloride a metal or nonmetal?
Chloride is a term used for salts. Chlorine is a chemical element, nonmetallic.
Is hydroxide metal or nonmetal?
Neither. Hydroxide is a polyatomic ion, not an element or even a substance. Only elements can be regarded as metal or nonmetals.
Substance that results when electrons are transferred from a metal to a nonmetal?
The substance that results when electrons are transferred from a metal to a nonmetal consists of ionic bonds, and the substance's melting point also is high. When electrons are transferred from metal to nonmetal, ionic bonds are formed. However, when electrons are shared between two nonmetals, covalent bonds are formed.
Is fluorine a nonmetal metal or transition metal?
nonmetal
Is creamic metal or nonmetal?
Is ceramic metal or nonmetal
What is the differences of metal and nonmetal?
Metal is metal. Nonmetal is everything else.
Is barium permanganate is a metal or nonmetal?
it can be a metal or nonmetal or metalliods
