Question

identify non metals from the following elements -carbon potassium ,Silicon, chlorine, Mercury​

Answer 1

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carbon and chlorine are non metals while silicon is a metaloid and potassium and mercury are metals

Answer 2

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Non-metals are natural materials that do not produce heat or electricity and that are structurally brittle (can not be easily rolling, moulding, extruding or pressing). Chemically, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, arsenic and selenium are the non-metallic elements in the periodic table.

carbon potassium , Silicon

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