to form compounds
Nonmetals bonding with other nonmetals most often result in covalent bonds.
Moving from left to right on the periodic table, the elements generall go from metal to nonmetals.
Metals are good conductors. Some non-metals are good conductors, but many others are not.
Nonmetals attract electrons.
Gaseous chemical elements are nonmetals.
Gold is a metal.
Nonmetals(anion) are written second after the metal(cation).
Nonmetals bonding with other nonmetals most often result in covalent bonds.
Moving from left to right on the periodic table, the elements generall go from metal to nonmetals.
Fluorine is a halogen. All of the halogens are nonmetals.
Graphite is a non metal conductor.
nonmetals
Antimony, germanium
metalloid. It has properties of metals and nonmetals.
Metals are good conductors. Some non-metals are good conductors, but many others are not.
metaloids
Tin (Sn) is a metal.