difference between chemical properties of metals and non metals
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Chemistry > Difference between metals and non-metals
MAIN POINTS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN METALS AND NON-METALS
MetalsNon-Metals Metals are malleable and ductile..Non- metals are brittle (break easily). They are neither malleable nor ductile.Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.Non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity. Except for graphite which is a good conduction of electricity. Metals are lustrous and can be polished.
Non-metals are non-lustrous (dull) and cannot be polished. Except for iodine
Metals are solids at room temperature.Except for mercury which is a liquid metal.Non-metals may be solid, liquid or gases at the room temperature. Metals are strong and tough. Non-metals are not strong or tough.
DIFFERENCES IN CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
MetalsNon-Metals Metals form basic oxides.Non-metals form acidic oxides or neutral oxides Metals displace hydrogen from water (or steam).Non-metals do not react with water (or steam) Metals displace hydrogen from dilute acids.
Non-metals do not react with dilute acids
Metals form ionic chlorides with chlorine..Non-metals form covalent chlorides with chlorine, Metals usually do not combine with hydrogen. Only a few reactive metals combine with hydrogen to form ionic metal hydrides.Non- metals react with hydrogen to form stable, covalent hydrides.