Where are metals located on the periodic table?
Left side
What type of elements have the highest boiling and melting points?
Metals
Metals are great _________, meaning electricity flows very easily through them.
Most metals are: SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, or GASSES
What is solid?
Which elements have are poor conductors of electricity?
non-metals
Most non-metals are very _______, meaning they break or shatter easily.
Brittle
What classification has these characteristics: DULL, INSULATOR, BRITTLE, NON-MALLEABLE
What is a nonmetal?
What type of elements have the lowest boiling and melting points?
Non-metals (gases)
When an element is able to be pressed or flattened into sheets without breaking, what is that called?
Malleability
What is a property of metal that means it can be made into wire?
What is ductile?
Which type of elements are semi-conductors?
Metalloids
If an element is able to be drawn out into thin wires, the element is very ________.
Ductile
What fraction or percent of metals make up the periodic table?
2/3's or 66 %
Which type of elements can be BOTH shiny OR dull.
Metalloids
Shiny and dull are examples of an elements _______.
Luster