Metals Next Aluminum (Al) Gold (Au)
Metals are on the left side of the periodic table. They are malleable (can be pounded or rolled into sheets without shattering), have luster (shiny, reflects light from it’s surface), good conductors (matter that allows electricity to flow through it easily) and they are ductile (can be stretched into wires.) Next
Non-metals Next Neon (Ne ) Helium (He)
Are found on the right side of the periodic table. They are Insulators (poor conductors), brittle(fragile, breaks easily) and dull (not shiny) Next
Metalloids Next Boron (B) Silicon (Si)
Metalloids can be found on the zig zag or stair case line in the periodic table. Metalloids are a combination of metals and non-metals. This means their properties can be mixed from the properties of metal and non-metals. Next
Malleable Next Metals can be pounded or rolled into thin sheets with out shattering. (Shattering means not breaking or cracking)
Shiny (reflects) light from it’s surface. Next Luster
Conductor Good Conductor – is matter that allows electricity to flow through it easily. Poor Conductor – does not allow electricity to flow easily it is like an insulator. Next
Ductile Ductile is when a metal be stretched into wires. Next
Insulator Does not allow matter to flow through. It is a poor conductor Next Remember a coat insulates you it doesn’t let the heat flow through and out.
Brittle Something that is fragile and breaks easily Next
Dull Not bright or shiny. Next
Physical Properties Are those that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance Next Malleability Ductility Color, Shape, Mass, Volume Luster Texture, boiling point
Are pure substances, this means their atoms are identical (same) and can’t be broken down into a simpler substance. Next C He
Compounds Two or more elements that are bonded together. Next
Hardness The ability of one natural sample of matter to scratch another mineral. Next
Color Next
Streak Next
Density Next
Chemical Symbol Next
Chemical Change Next
Physical Change Next
Precipitate Next