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Si is the short form for Silicon and silicon is not a metal.
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What kind of bonds do metals and nonmetals form?
Metals and nonmetals form ionic bonds.
Do nonmetals only combine with nonmetals?
No. Nonmetals will also combine with metals and metalloids
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 metals and nonmetals both good conductors?
no because metals conduct heat and electricity well, but nonmetals do not
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.
What are Elements that have the lowest densities of all the metals are called?
Nonmetals lack most of the properties of a metal.
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
Where on the periodic table would you find metals and nonmetals?
The metalloids split the table these are a diagonal group of elements, B, Si, Ge, As, Sb and Te. To their right are the non metals to the left the metals. There are many more metals than any other type of element. See Wikipedia article "Periodic table (metals and non 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
