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Modern Periodic Table — Chemistry STD 11 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceChemistryModern Periodic Table2 Marks
Question
Give any two distinguishing points between metals and nonmetals.
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Answer

Metals:
  1. Generally, metals exhibit good electrical conductivity.
  2. They can form compounds by loss of valence electrons.
Nonmetals:
  1. Generally, nonmetals exhibit poor electrical conductivity.
  2. Nonmetals can form compounds by gain of valence electrons in valence shell.

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