Periodic Table: Metals, Nonmetals, & Metalloids

Discover metals, nonmetals, & metalloids on the periodic table! Learn their properties.

Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids in Your Phone Watch the video to answer the fill in the blank questions below. Watch the video above to match the correct words in the empty spaces. Metals have luster, which means they reflect light. Metals can be hammer and pressed into shape because they are malleable. Metals are the best conductors of electricity. Metals are ductile, meaning they can be pulled into wires.Metalloids share physical properties of both Metals and Nonmetals. Metalloids are semiconductors.Nonmetals are not malleable, but are brittle. Nonmetals are not good conductors of electricity and are called insulators. Sort the Physical Properties Sort the Physical Properties of Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids Metals Luster Malleable Conductor Ductile Metalloids Properties of BOTH Metals Nonmetals Nonmetals Dull Brittle Insulator Marvel Metals Nonmetals Label the Metals and Nonmetals in this picture. Search Find Use your colored Periodic Table to determine if each Element is a Metal, Nonmetal, or Metalloid. Metal Lithium Sodium Iron Nickel Cobolt Mg Zn Os Nonmetal Oxygen Chlorine Fluorine Helium Hydrogen Radon Xe S Metalloid Silicon Boron Arsenic Germanium Te Sb Why do you think it is important to understand the physical properties of different Elements on the Periodic Table?