Question

difference between metals and non metals

Answer 1

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*Metals are:-
1. Good conductors of electricity
2. They have lustre
3. They are generally solids at room temperature
4. Metals form basic oxides

*Nonmetals are:-
1. Bad conductors of electricity
2. They do not have lustre
3. They are generally gases and solid at room temperature
4. Non metals form acidic or neutral oxides........
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Answer 2

Difference between metals and non-metals
metalsare generally present in the solid form at room temperature except mercury which is liquid at room temperature. 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. But non-metals are not ductile.

Metals are malleable but non-metals are not malleable. Malleable means the property through which metals can be hammered into thin sheets.

Metals are lustrous i.e. having shinning appearance but non-metals are dull in appearance.

Metals contain 1 to 3 electrons in their outermost shell whereas non-metals contain 4 to 8 electrons in their outermost shell.

Metal loses electrons to form electropositive ions but non-metals accept electrons to form electronegative ions.

Metals have low ionization enthalpy and non-metals have high ionization enthalpy.

Metals react with oxygen to form basic oxides whereas non-metals usually react with oxygen to form acidic oxides.

Metals are good reducing agent as it loses electrons easily from its valance shell. But non-metals are good oxidizing agent as it accepts electrons in its outermost shell.

Metals are sonorous in nature i.e. produces sound when hit by an object. but non-metals does not produces any sound.
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