Metals
Do metals usually have luster or are they dull?
Luster
Do nonmetals usually have luster or are they dull?
Dull
Do metalloids have properties of metals, nonmetals, or both?
Both
Symbol for Oxygen
O
This word means shiny appearance
Luster
Metals can be hammered into shapes. What property is this?
Malleability
Are nonmetals usually good or poor conductors?
Poor conductors
Metalloids are often used in computers because they are what?
Semiconductors
Symbol for Iron
Fe
This word means able to be hammered or shaped
Malleable
Metals can be pulled into wires. What property is this?
Ductility
True or False: Nonmetals are usually brittle.
True
Name one metalloid. (Silicon, Boron, Arsenic, etc.)
Teacher decides
Symbol for Sodium
Na
This word means able to be pulled into wires
Ductile
Are most metals good or poor conductors of heat and electricity?
Good conductors
Are nonmetals mostly found on the left or right side of the periodic table?
Right side
True or False: Metalloids are located in a zig-zag / staircase line on the periodic table.
True
Symbol for Gold
Au
Something that allows heat/electricity to pass
Conductor
In the periodic table, are most metals found on the left, right, or middle?
Left (and center)
Name one common nonmetal element. (Student can choose any: Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen, etc.)
Teacher Decides
Are metalloids usually good, poor, or partial conductors?
Partial (semiconductors)
An element’s chemical symbol is usually made from how many letters? (One or two?)
Either one or two
This word means something that blocks or resists heat/electricity
Insulator