What are some examples of non-metals?

Answer 1

Every element on the Periodic Table can be classified as metal or non-metal.

(Most non-metals are in the upper-right corner)

Non-metals in the periodic table of elements are: Hydrogen (H2)

Helium (He)**

Boron (B)

Carbon (C)

Nitrogen (N2)

Oxygen (O2)

Fluorine (F2)*

Neon (Ne)**

Silicon (Si)

Phosphorus (P)

Sulfur (S)

Chlorine (Cl2)*

Argon (Ar)**

Arsenic (As)

Selenium (Se)

Bromine (Br2)* , ***

Krypton (Kr)**

Tellurium (Te)

Iodine (I2)*

Xenon (Xe)**

Astatine (At)*

Radon (Rn)**

* Halogens

** Inert Elements

*** Liquid

Another answer

Non-metal means there are no metal traces at all in the substance or chemical element. They can be gases or elements that do not look like metals. Examples of gases are: hydrogen, helium, oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine, neon, argon, krypton, or radon, just to name a few.

Carbon is the most common example of a solid non-metal: in one of its amorphous forms as graphite it is a conductor of electricity but in its form as soot or "carbon black" it is not a conductor and is not shiny in appearance, whilst in its third form of a crystal - diamond - it can be cut to look very shiny!

Most (but not all) non-metals are an insulator.

All gasses are non-metals at normal temperatures and pressures.

There is only ONE liquid non-metal: bromine (Br2). Its color is red.

There is only ONE liquid metal is Mercury (Hg). Its color is silvery

Answer 2

Examples of nonmetals are:

• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen
• Helium
• Carbon
• Neon
• Phosphorus
• Ozone
• Xenon
• Fluorine
• Bromine
• Chlorine

Answer 3

There are 18 nonmetals on the periodic table of elements:

Hydrogen (H)

Helium (He)**

Boron (B)

Carbon (C)

Nitrogen (N)

Oxygen (O)

Fluorine (F)*

Neon (Ne)**

Silicon (Si)

Phosphorus (P)

Sulfur (S)

Chlorine (Cl)*

Argon (Ar)**

Arsenic (As)

Selenium (Se)

Bromine (Br)*

Krypton (Kr)**

Tellurium (Te)

Iodine (I)*

Xenon (Xe)**

Astatine (At)*

Radon (Rn)**

*Halogens

**Inert Elements

Answer 4

Nonmetal, or non-metal, is a term used in chemistry when classifying the chemical elements. On the basis of their general physical and chemical properties, every element in the periodic table can be termed either a metal or a nonmetal. (A few elements with intermediate properties are referred to as metalloids.)

The elements generally regarded as nonmetals are:

• hydrogen (H)
• In Group 14: carbon (C)
• In Group 15(the pnictogens): nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P)
• Several elements in Group 16, the chalcogens: oxygen (O), sulfur (S), selenium (Se)
• All elements in Group 17 (Except for Astatine) - the halogens
• All elements in Group 18 - the noble gases

There is no rigorous definition for the term "nonmetal" - it covers a general spectrum of behaviour. Common properties considered characteristic of a nonmetal include:

• poor conductors of heat and electricity when compared to metals
• they form acidic oxides (whereas metals generally form basic oxides)
• in solid form, they are dull and brittle, rather than metals which are lustrous, ductile or malleable
• usually have lower densities than metals
• they have significantly lower melting points and boiling points than metals
• non-metals have high electronegativity

Only eighteen elements in the periodic table are generally considered nonmetals, compared to over eighty metals, but nonmetals make up most of the crust, atmosphere and oceans of the earth. Bulk tissues of living organisms are composed almost entirely of nonmetals. Most nonmetals are monatomic noble gases or form diatomic molecules in their elemental state, unlike metals which (in their elemental state) do not form molecules at all.

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Answer 5

There is a stair case that runs along groups 13 to 17 on the periodic table. Elements on the right of this table are non-metals.

For example, oxygen, nitrogen, neon, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, etc

Answer 6

Carbon ,nitrogen ,oxygen ,florine ,iodine and,chlorine

Answer 7

Some examples of nonmetals include oxygen, nytrogen, hydrogen, helium, and neon are a few gases and a few more solid nonmetals include the following; carbon, phosphorus, and sulfur.

Answer 8

Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Helium, Neon are some gasseous nonmetal examples,

Carbon, Phosphorus, Sulfur are some solid nonmetals,

Bromine is the only liquide nonmetal.

Answer 9

Hydrogen, Helium, Carbon, Nitrogen,Oxygen, Argon, Neon, Iodine, Bromine, Sulfur, etc.

Answer 10

Carbon,oxygen,sulphur etc