Question 13 Marks
Metals and Non-metals
Answer
View full question & answer→| Metals | Non-metals |
| 1. Metals have lustre. | 1. Non-metals do not have lustre. |
| 2. Metals are malleable. | 2. Non-metals are not malleable. |
| 3. Metals are ductile. | 3. Non-metals are not ductile. |
| 4. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. | 4. Non-metals are poor conductors of heat and electricity. |
| 5. At room temperature, metals are in the solid state. (Exception : Mercury is liquid.) | 5. At room temperature, non-metals are in the solid, or gaseous state. (Exception Bromine. It is in liquid state.) |
| 6. Generally, metals have high densities. | 6. Generally, non-metals have lower densities. |