Question

Differentiate between chemical properties of metals and non metals

Answer 1

Metals:

Metals are usually good conductors of heat and electricity.
They are hard, opaque, shiny, lustrous and malleable and ductile.
Metals usually form ionic bonds.
None-Metals:

Non-metals are usually good insulators of heat and electricity.
They are usually brittle and have dull appearence.
None-metals usually form covalent compounds.

Answer 2

hey mate your answer is : 1. All metals react with. oxygen to form metal oxides
2. Metals react with water to produce metal oxide (or metal hydroxide) and hydrogen gas.
3. Metals react with a dilute acid to form a metal salt and hydrogen gas.