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What is the name of a substance that conducts heat and electricity poorly and is brittle and is waxy or gaseous and cannot be hammered into thin sheets of metal?
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∙ 13y ago
insulator; I think porcelain.hopefully.
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Name two physical properties of nonmetals?
Well, nonmetals are opaque and brittle. They are also bad conductors of heat and electricity.
What happens to steel when it gets cold?
(After it has been heated.) It will harden. (At room temperature.) It will become brittle. (After it has been cooled .) It will become very brittle.
What is the tendency to break rather than bend?
brittle
Are insulators dull brittle and poor conductors?
Insulators are conductors
Why would metals behave as brittle materials without dislocations?
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Which characteristics describe most nonmetals in the solid phase?
Solid metals are often shiny, ductile(can be pulled into wires), malleable(can be hammered into thin sheets), and good condutors of heat and electricity. Hope this helped!
Is calcium malleable or brittle?
yes it is malleable it can be hammered into shape
Is ductile a conductor?
Ductile means that it can hammered thin or made into a wire. That pretty much excludes the possibility of being brittle. However, conducting heat or electricity is entirely different. It just so happens that metals are often ductile and the often conduct heat and electricity, but other materials are not ductile that do conduct electricity, and many of them are brittle. The physical properties (being ductile or brittle) do not necessarily determine the chemical properties (being conductive).
What does non-metal mean?
A nonmetal is an element that tends to be dull, brittle, and a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
How do metals differ from nonmetals?
Metals usually have characteristic(s) of at least one of the following: luster, shine, malleable, ductile, and conducts electricity. Non metals don't conduct electricity and are usually brittle.
A characteristic of most nonmetallic solids is that they are?
they are NOT good conductors of heat and they are brittle solids.
Is metal brittle?
No. Metals are generally malleable, meaning they can be hammered into thin sheets, and ductile, meaning they can be pulled into wires.
What is brittle dissolves easily in water has a high melting point and conducts electric currents?
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Is hydrogen brittle malleable or ductile?
Hydrogen is neither malleable or ductile. It can't carry a current or be hammered into sheets because it is a gas
What substance is the lithosphere made of?
Rigid, brittle rock.
What metals that conduct electricity are brittle?
Carbon Steel - Martensite
What are some Malleable substance?
Malleable substances can be hammered into a thin sheet. This is a characteristic of all metals in the solid phase. In contrast nonmetals are brittle in the solid phase. If you take a piece of sulfur and whack it with a hammer a few times you will turn it into sulfur powder not a thin sheet of sulfur.
