1. Properties of Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

2. Metals are located to the left and below the diagonal line in the periodic table.

3. Properties of Metals
Metals are usually solids at room temperature

4. Mercury is the exception

5. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity

7. High melting points and boiling points (except Hg)

8. High densities (except some group 1 metals)

9. Metals have luster, they are shiny and reflect light

10. Malleable – can be bent or pounded into sheets

11. Ductile – can be stretched into wire without breaking

12. Wires on a suspension bridge

13. Nonmetals are located to the right of the stair step line.

14. Properties of Nonmetals
The nonmetals exist in all three of the states of matter at room temperature:
gases (such as oxygen)
liquids (such as bromine)
solids (such as carbon)

15. Nonmetals are not able to conduct electricity or heat very well.

16. Nonmetals have much lower melting and boiling points than metals
Nonmetals have much lower melting and boiling points than metals. (Consider all of the gases on the non-metal side)

17. Nonmetals are not nearly as dense as metals.

18. The nonmetals have no metallic luster, and do not reflect light.

19. Nonmetallic elements are very brittle, and cannot be rolled into wires or pounded into sheets.
Sulfur powder

20. Hydrogen The Group 1 Nonmetal
Most of the hydrogen found in the world is found in water.

21. Metalloids are located on the staircase line, dividing metals from non metals.

22. Properties of Metalloids
Have a mixture of metallic and nonmetallic properties.
Semi-conductors: Can conduct heat and electricity to some extent.

23. Review Questions
1. Identify the following as metals, nonmetals, or metalloids using their location on the periodic table.
(a) silicon
(b) fluorine
(c) uranium
(d) mercury
(e) arsenic
(f) iridium

24. 2. List three differences in the physical properties between metals and nonmetals.
Metals are shiny, malleable and good conductors whereas nonmetals are dull, brittle an insulators.

25. 3. You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, and wires
3. You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, and wires. How could you use these materials to determine if an unknown solid was a metal or a non-metal? Explain (you may also illustrate) how you will test the substance and what results you will look for.