Question

difference between metals and non-metals

Answer 1

ᴀs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ sᴏғᴛ. ... ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ 1,2 ᴏʀ 3 ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs. ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ 4, 5, 6 ᴏʀ 7 ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀᴍᴏsᴛ sʜᴇʟʟ ᴀʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs.

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Answer 2

Answer:

(a) Metals

. The elements which are hard , lustrous and polished , drawn into thin wires ( ductile ) , hammered into sheets ( malleable ) and good conductors of heat and electricity is called Metals .

. Such as Gold , Silver , Copper , Aluminium ( Al is the most abundant metal ) and Zinc .

Exceptions :- Sodium and Potassium are soft metals which can be cut with a knife .

( b) Non - Metals

. The metals which are usually brittle , and can not be used to make sheets or wires , can not be polished and bad conductor of heat and electricity ( except Graphite ) are called non - metals .

. Such as Sulphur , Phosphorus , Oxygen , Nitrogen etc .

Oxygen is the most abundant element on Earth .

Explanation:

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