well, do magnets stick to trees?
some paper is. but its mostly made out of plastic from fish guts.
Yes, a paper clip is typically made of metal, commonly steel or sometimes aluminum, which are both classified as metals. Nonmetals, on the other hand, are elements that generally lack metallic properties, such as carbon, sulfur, and oxygen. Therefore, a paper clip is not a nonmetal; it is a metallic object.
Straw is nonmetallic. However, the words metallic and nonmetallic are usually reserved for pure substances. Straw is a complicated mixture of many substances.
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Nails are metal.
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FeO is not a nonmetal; it is a compound composed of iron (a metal) and oxygen (a nonmetal).
Fluoride is the ion of fluorine, which is a nonmetal.
Diamond is carbon which is a nonmetal
Nonmetal
Sulfur is a nonmetal.