Question

Difference between Metals and Non Metals
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Answer 1

Difference between Metals and Non - metals:-

Metals:

• They do not brittle or break.
• They are malleable.
• They have ductility.
• They have a silvery or golden colour.
• They are sonorous.
• They have a high melting point.
• They are good conductors of heat and electricity.

Non - metals:

• They break easily.
• They are not malleable.
• They are not ductile.
• They show many colours.
• They are not sonorous.
• They have a low melting point.
• They are not good conductors of heat as well as electricity.

*However, there are many exceptions.

Answer 2

Answer:

✎Metals

Metals ◍ Metals are malleable and ductile.

◍Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.

◍Metals are lustrous and can be polished.

◍Metals are solids at room temperature.Except for mercury which is a liquid metal.

◍Metals are strong and tough.

✎Non-Metals.

Non-Metals.◍.Non- metals are brittle (break easily). They are neither malleable nor ductile.

. ◍Non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity. Except for graphite which is a good conduction of electricity.

◍Non-metals are non-lustrous (dull) and cannot be polished. Except for iodine.

◍Non-metals may be solid, liquid or gases at the room temperature..

◍ Non-metals are not strong or tough.