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Elemental oxygen is found as a diatomic gas O2 or the reactive triatomic gas O3 rather than as a metal. Chemically it is considered to be a non metal as it forms ionic compounds with many metals. Oxygen has 6 valence electrons and has to 'gain' two more electrons to be stable.
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Is oxygen 2 a metal or nonmetal?
Oxygen is a nonmetal.
A metolloid has?
A metallod has some properties of a metal and some properties of a nonmetal.
Shows properties of a metal and a nonmetal?
metalloid
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 P2O4 an ionic compound?
ionic = metal + nonmetal covalent = nonmetal + nonmetal So your compound is covalent because P (Phosphorus) is a nonmetal and O (oxygen) is a nonmetal.
Is oxygen 2 a metal or nonmetal?
Oxygen is a nonmetal.
Is oxygen a metal metalloid or a nonmetal?
Oxygen is nonmetal because since oxygen isn't visable it's not solid so oxygen is nonmetal.
Are the chemical properties of phosphorus a metal metalloid or a nonmetal?
nonmetal
Does argon have the properties of a metal and of a nonmetal?
No, it does not.
A metolloid has?
A metallod has some properties of a metal and some properties of a nonmetal.
Is oxygen an alkaline earth metal?
No. Oxygen is a nonmetal.
What Element that lacks properties of metal?
NONMETAL
What are the physical and chemical properties of a nonmetal?
synthetic
Shows properties of a metal and a nonmetal?
metalloid
What are the properties of nonmetal elements?
element that is not metal
Is oxygen non metal in nitric acid?
Oxygen is a nonmetal.
Is oxygen an active nonmetal?
yes
