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Please help i have no clue with this. Thanks. How do the numbers of a metal and nonmetal elements compare with each other estimate an approximate percentage?
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∙ 7y ago
There's 16 non-metals (all in the right - top corner of the Periodic Table, the other 89 are counted as metals. The trick is the relative ease of donating electrons vrs accepting them.
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Is silver bromide a metal or nonmetal?
The terms "metal" and "nonmetal" are normally applied to elements, not compounds such as silver bromide.
What is the definition of 'nonmetal'?
Nonmetal is a term used in chemistry. It is a classification for elements that do not exhibit the properties of metals. Nonmetals form molecules and there are only 18 elements in the periodic table that are classified as such.
Is N2F2 covalent or ionic?
difluorodiazine contains Nitrogen and Fluorine whitch are both nonmetal elements so it is covalent. General rule; nonmetal to nonmetal = covalent nonmetal to metal = ionic except in acids
Is Thiamin a metal nonmetal or a metalloid?
None of the above. Thiamin is a compound and the terms metal, nonmetal and metalloid apply to elements.
True or false most elements are nonmetal?
Most elements are metals.
Metal and nonmetal?
elements
What elements is a nonmetal gold magnesium calcium nitrogen?
Nitrogen is a nonmetal.
Where is the approximate dividing line between metal and nonmetal?
Goloo
Which elements of the halogen family is the most reactive nonmetal?
The most reactive nonmetal is fluorine
Is SO3 a nonmetal or a metal?
SO3 is a compound and therefore is neither a metal nor a nonmetal, because these are types of chemical elements, not of compounds. This particular compound consists of two nonmetal elements, sulfur and oxygen.
What are the properties of nonmetal elements?
element that is not metal
Two highly reactive elements in Period 4 are the metal potassium and the?
nonmetal fluorine
Elements in group are extemely reactive nonmetal?
The halogens.
Is helium a metal and a nonmetal?
No, helium is not both a metal and a nonmetal. The element helium (He), along with its cousins in Group 18 of the periodic table of the elements, is a monatomic nonmetal.
How does the physical state of elements change as atomic number increases?
metal -->nonmetal --> gaseous (metal --> nonmetal --> metalloid)
Is silver bromide a metal or nonmetal?
The terms "metal" and "nonmetal" are normally applied to elements, not compounds such as silver bromide.
What is the definition of 'nonmetal'?
Nonmetal is a term used in chemistry. It is a classification for elements that do not exhibit the properties of metals. Nonmetals form molecules and there are only 18 elements in the periodic table that are classified as such.
