Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids:
Metals:
Nonmetals:
Metalloids:
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- All solid, with the exception of mercury
- Shiny, good conductors of heat and electricity
- Ductile (can be drawn into thin wires)
- Malleable (easily made into thin sheets)
- Lose electrons easily
Nonmetals:
- Opposite properties to those of metals
- Brittle
- Non malleable or ductile
- Poor conductors
- Gain electrons in chemical reactions
Metalloids:
- Also known as semimetals
- Properties are a combination of metals and nonmetals
- Partially conduct electricity (valuable in the semiconductor and computer chip industry)
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