What is properties distinguish metals from nonmetals?

Answer 1

Metals are usually more conductive. They have higher boiling and melting points, and lower electronegativity than other elements. Also, Metals are malleable and ductile, whereas non metals are not.

Answer 2

Generally speaking, they can be characterized by these properties:

Metallic:

- high electrical conductivity

- high thermal conductivity

- higher density

- malleable/ductile (can be shaped without breaking)

- opaque, shiny and lustrous

- high melting points & high boiling points

Non-Metallic:

- low electrical conductivity

- low thermal conductivity

- lower density

- brittle

- dull

- low melting points and low boiling points

Answer 3

Metals are lustrous (shiny), are good conductors of heat and electricity, are malleable (can be hammered) and ductile (can be drawn into a wire). Non-metals do not have luster, are not good conductors of heat or electricity, and tend to be brittle.

Answer 4

Metals typically have high electrical conductivity, are malleable and ductile, and have a lustrous appearance. Nonmetals, on the other hand, tend to be poor conductors of heat and electricity, brittle, and have dull appearances. Metals also generally form cations when they undergo chemical reactions, while nonmetals tend to form anions.

Answer 5

There are a handful of properties that distinguish metals from non-metals. The most important characteristic is that metals conduct electricity and non-metals do not.

Answer 6

metals are ductile, malleable and lustrous unlike non-metals

Answer 7

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