Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

Metals

• solid material that is typically hard and shiny.
• About 75 percent of the chemical elements are metals. Of the 118 known elements, 91 are metals.
• Silver, Copper, and gold are just 3 examples of metals.

Non-metals

• Non-metals are not able to conduct electricity or heat very well.
• non-metallic elements are very brittle, and cannot be rolled into wires or pounded into sheets.
• Hydrogen, Carbon, and sulfur are 3 examples of Non-metals.

Metalloids

• A metalloid is a chemical element with properties in between metals and nonmetals.
• This property makes metalloids useful in computers and calculators.
• Boron,Silicon and Germanium are 3 examples of Metalloids.

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