Properties of Metals
Metals are good conductors of this type of energy.
Electricity
Nonmetals are poor conductors of what?
Heat and Electricity
Metalloids have properties of both ___ and ___?
Metals and Non Metals
What divides metals and nonmetals on the periodic table?
The stair-step line
I am shiny, solid, and conduct electricity. What am I?
A metal
Most metals are in what state of matter at room temperature?
Solid
Most nonmetals are found in what state at room temperature?
Gas
True or False: All metalloids are shiny.
False
What side of the periodic table are most metals found on?
Left
I am dull, brittle, and a poor conductor. What am I?
Non-metal
What word describes how metals can be hammered into sheets?
Malleable
What is it called when a nonmetal breaks or shatters easily?
It is brittle
Which metalloid is used in computer chips and electronics?
Silicon
What side are most nonmetals found on?
Right
I can act like a metal or a nonmetal depending on conditions. What am I?
What word describes how metals can be pulled into wires?
Ductile
True or False: Nonmetals are usually dull in appearance.
True
Metalloids are often used in technology because they are good ___?
Semiconductors
Metalloids are located along what shape on the periodic table?
The staircase
I’m used in computer chips and found near the “staircase.” Who am I?
Silicon
Name one property that makes metals shiny.
Luster
Give one example of a nonmetal element.
Examples: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, Sulfur
Name two examples of metalloids.
Silicon, Boron, Arsenic, Germanium, Antimony, Tellurium
The periodic table is arranged by increasing ___ number.
Atomic
I’m on the far right of the periodic table and don’t like to bond with others. Who am I?
Noble Gasses - (which are Nonmetals)