Properties of Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids

Discover the fascinating properties that distinguish metals, nonmetals, and metalloids! Perfect for science students.

Click on the word and drag the line to the correct meaning. Metals are found on the left side of the periodic table. Metalloids found between metals and nonmetals (on the stair-step line) and share properties with both Nonmetals found on the far right side of the periodic table. Click on the properties and pick the correct group they fit into. Properties of Metals Shiny and Reflective Luster Examples: Gold, Copper, Iron Mostly Solid Good conductor of heat and electricity Malleable Ductile Properties of Nonmetals Examples- Carbon, Oxygen, Sulfur Mostly made of Gases Dull Brittle Insulator (Poor Conductor) Properties of Metalloids Shiny or Dull Semi-conductor A student is given a sample of an unknown substance. He is asked to determine if it is classified as a metal, a metalloid, or a nonmetal. He discovered that the unknown element conducted some heat and electricity, had a shiny luster, and broke easily. This element is most likely a Metal Nonmetal Metalloid Which type of elements are used in computer chips, lasers, and transistors? Metals Nonmetals Metalloids All of the following are properties used to classify elements as metals, non-metals, and metalloids EXCEPT — Texture Luster Conductivity Malleability A student tested the conductivity of four elements using an incomplete electrical circuit. When the element is placed in the circuit, the bulb lights up brightly, lights up dimly, or does not light up at all based on the element’s ability to conduct electricity. The table below shows the results of her investigation. Based on the results of the conductivity test, which element is classified as a metal? Hydrogen Arsenic Krypton Copper Malleability is a characteristic of a metal. The word malleable means- having a shiny appearance able to be hammered into a thin sheet can be pulled into wires being a good conductor Is Potassuim a metal, non-metal, or a metalloid? Metal Nonmetal Metalloid None of the above The table above describes 4 different elements. Which element is a metalloid? Titanium Selenium Potassuim Polonium Label the section as metals, nonmetals or metalloids metals metalloids nonmetals