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Metal Physical Properties

lustrous (shiny)

good conductors of heat and electricity

high melting point

high density (heavy for their size)

malleable (can be hammered)

ductile (can be drawn into wires)

usually solid at room temperature (an exception is Mercury)

opaque as a thin sheet (can't see through metals)

metals are sonorous or make a bell-like sound when struck

Nonmetal Physical Properties

not lustrous (dull appearance)

poor conductors of heat and electricity

nonductile solids

brittle solids

may be solids, liquids or gases at room temperature

transparent as a thin sheet

nonmetals are not sonorous

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