Metals and Non-metals

Question 1

Properties of a Metal

Answer 1

high melting point
good conductors of electricity
good conductors of heat
high density
malleable
ductile
solid at room temperature

Question 2

Examples of a metal

Answer 2

Iron, copper, nickel, silver, tin

Question 3

Properties of a Non-Metal

Answer 3

Non-metals are brittle
Non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity (except graphite)
Non-metals are non-lustrous (dull) and cannot be polished (except iodine)
Non-metals may be solids, liquids or gases at room temperature.
Non-metals are neither tough nor strong.

Question 4

Examples of a Non-Metal

Answer 4

Hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus