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compare and contrast the general characteristics of the metals, nonmetal and metalloids and point out their genral locations on the periodic table
What is
metals - on left, malleable, ductile, luster, mostly solids, tend to form cations, conduct electricity and heat
nonmetals - -on right, brittle, poor conductors of heat/electricity, tend to form anions
metalloids - along staircase, semiconductors, share both characteristics under certain conditions