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Which properties are characteristics of nonmetals? Check all that apply.

A) malleable
B) brittle
C) solid at room temperature
D) low density
E) electrical insulator
F) thermal conductor

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A nonmetal element is an element that does not display the properties of a metal. They are in minority and are usually pushed to the right top side of the periodic table, except hydrogen which behaves as a nonmetal on room temperature and pressure and found on the upper left corner of the periodic table. Characteristic of nonmetals are as follows: B. brittle, D. low density (its molecules aren't held tightly and they only form few bonds with their few neighbors), E. electrical insulator (nonmetals are poor conductor of heat and electricity). 
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The characteristics of non-metals include brittleness, low density, and being poor conductor of heat and electricity. The correct options would be B, D, and E.

  • Metals are generally known to be good conductors of heat and electricity as opposed to non metals that are known to be poor at both.
  • Metals are usually solid at room temperature. Non metals can be liquid or gas
  • Metals have high densities as opposed to non metals that usually have low densities
  • Metals are malleable unlike non metals that are brittle. That is, metals they can be shaped by beating them without fear of them being broken into pieces.

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