Metal Properties
What does luster mean?
Shiney or able to reflect light.
Where are metalloids located on the Periodic Table?
Metalloids are located on the staircase of the Periodic Table.
What side are metals on?
The left side.
What can Gold(metal) be used for?
Jewelry, fillings.
What does dull mean?
No shine or luster.
What does malleable mean?
Most metals are able to be hammered into sheets without breaking.
Do metalloids have properties of metal and nonmetals?Yes or No?
Yes
What side are nonmetals on.
Nonmetals are on the right side of the Periodic Table.
What can chlorine(nonmetal) be used for?
Water purification, PVC pipes.
Are nonmetals not malleable? Yes or No?
Yes.
What does conductivity mean?
Having heat or electricity flow through.
What is the first metaloid element on the staircase.
Boron.
How many metals are there?
88 metals.
What are some uses for silicon(metalloids).
Glass, semiconductors.
Are nonmetals good conductors of heat and electricity? Yes or No?
No.
What does ductile mean?
The ability to be shaped into wires.
are metalloids better conductors then metals? Yes or No?
No.
Are most nonmetals solid or gas at room tempreture?
Gas
What can lithium(metal) be used for?
Medicine, batteries.
Do nonmetals have a low or high density?
Low density.
Is the melting point high or low for metals.
It is high.
Are metalloids solid at room tempreture? Yes or No?
Yes.
Are nonmetals and metals opposite of each other.
Yes they are opposite of each other.
What can helium(nonmetal) be used for?
Balloons, coolant.
What does brittle mean?
It means it can break with little force used.