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Non-metals are dull (or they are not shiny as metals).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoNot all non-metals are brittle and break easily, you know diamond? It's the hardest thing on the scale of hardness, and it's not a metal. Nor is it brittle.
But yes, some non-metals are brittle and break easily.
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∙ 11y agoNonmetals are brittle, but I am not sure if they are dull.
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∙ 14y agonon metal
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What is an element that is dull and brittle?
a nonmetal because a metal is shiny and strong so a nonmetal is brittle and dull
What element is a pale yellow brittle solid?
a nonmetal because a metal is shiny and strong so a nonmetal is brittle and dull
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 f a metal or a nonmetal?
Nonmetal
Is chlorine a metalloid or nonmetal?
it is a nonmetal.
Is an element that is brittle and dull?
a nonmetal because a metal is shiny and strong so a nonmetal is brittle and dull
What is a dull material?
Silicate Material
Is a metal nonmetal or metalloid dull or shiny?
It could be dull or shiny. It doesn't matter.
What does non-metal mean?
A nonmetal is an element that tends to be dull, brittle, and a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
What is an element that is dull and brittle?
a nonmetal because a metal is shiny and strong so a nonmetal is brittle and dull
What element is a pale yellow brittle solid?
a nonmetal because a metal is shiny and strong so a nonmetal is brittle and dull
What do nonmetal look like?
nonmetals look like metals but are dull and brittle .
What are properties of nonmetal?
Nonmetals tend to have lower melting and boiling points than metals. They tend to be dull and brittle. They do not conduct heat or electricity. They are insulators.
What kind of element is usually dull in color does not conduct electricity does not bend or stretch very much and breaks easily?
These are characteristics of solid nonmetal elements.
What is nonmetal?
Element that has a low melting point and a dull surface, breaks easily, is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, and tends to gain electrons in a chemical reaction....
What nonmetal in the least active of the periodic table?
it isn't actually semimetal is and it is because semi metal is ethier shinny but can't comduct electricety or is dull and can cunduct electricity
What are non metals and there characteristics?
nonmetals are elements to the right of the stairstep on the periodic table. Hydrogen is also a nonmetal and the only exception. Nonmetals are dull, react w/ each other to form non polar compounds, are not malleable, have a dull color, and conduct heat and electricity poorly
