difference between metal and nonmetal explain example
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Whereas non-metals may be solid, liquid and gaseous at room temperature. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity but non-metals are poor conductors of heat and electricity. Metals are ductile in nature i.e. it can be drawn into thin wires. ... Metals are malleable but non-metals are not malleable.
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Whereas non-metals may be solid, liquid and gaseous at room temperature. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity but non-metals are poor conductors of heat and electricity. Metals are ductile in nature i.e. it can be drawn into thin wires. ... Metals are malleable but non-metals are not malleable.
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BASIS FOR COMPARISON METALS NON-METALS
Meaning Metals refers to the natural elements that are hard, shiny, opaque and dense. Non-metals implies those chemical substances that are soft, non-shiny, transparent and brittle.
Example metal non-metal
Nature Electropositive Electronegative
Structure Crystalline Amorphic
Physical State at room temperature Solid (except mercury and gallium) Solid or gas (except Bromine)
Density High density Low density
Appearance Lustrous Non-lustrous
Hardness Most metals are hard, except sodium. Most non-metals are soft, except diamond.
Malleability Malleable Non-malleable
Ductility Ductile Non-ductile
Sonorous Sonorous Non-sonorous
Conduction Good conductor of heat and electricity Poor conductor of heat and electricity
Melting and Boiling point Very high melting and boiling point. Low melting and boiling point.
Electrons 1 to 3 electrons in the outer shell. 4 to 8 electrons in the outer shell.
Oxygen React with oxygen and form basic oxides. React with oxygen and form acidic oxides.
Acid React with acids and produce hydrogen gas. Do not usually react with acids.