Elements are classified into matals and non metals due to different properties of both. Some elements have properties in between and are called metaloids. The reason for the classification is to make their study easy.
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they can be metal, metalliod or non-metal
Nitrate is a polyatomic ion, not a standalone element, and it is composed of nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms. Nitrate is not a metal or a nonmetal, but it is considered an anion in most chemical reactions.
Metal is not an element. It is a term used to classify an element, but it is not an element.
magnesium is not a metal but a reactive metal. scientists have divided all elements into two types of category: metals and non-metals to classify them as they have different chemical and physical properties. magnesium has properties of a metal so it is a metal.
Steel is mostly iron, which is a metal, but a lot of steel contains carbon, which is a nonmetal.
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A non-metal.
Oxygen is a non-metal. It is a reactive gas that is essential for sustaining life and is found in the non-metal group on the periodic table.