Question

what is metal and non-metal​

Answer 1

Answer:

Majority elements in the periodic table are metals. This includes alkali metals, transition metals, lanthanides, actinides and alkaline earth metals. Metals are separated by nonmetals on a periodic table through a zigzag line starting from carbon, till radon. The elements between the two are phosphorus, selenium and iodine.

These elements and elements right to them in the periodic table are nonmetals. Elements present just to the left of the line are termed as semimetals or metalloids. These will have the combined properties of both metals and nonmetals.Very few elements in the periodic table are non-metals. These are present on the right-hand side in the periodic table. Elements that come under non-metals are sulphur, carbon, all halogens, phosphorus, hydrogen, oxygen, selenium, nitrogen and noble gases.

In the periodic table, non-metals are located left of the halogens and to the right of the metalloids. Since noble gases and halogens are also non-metals, these elements are often referred to as non-metals.

Answer 2

Explanation:

METAL:ᴀ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ғʀᴇsʜʟʏ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ, ᴘᴏʟɪsʜᴇᴅ, ᴏʀ ғʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ, sʜᴏᴡs ᴀ ʟᴜsᴛʀᴏᴜs ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛs ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ. ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴀʟʟᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏʀ ᴅᴜᴄᴛɪʟᴇ.

NON METAL :ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅɪᴄ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ɢᴀsᴇs, ʟɪǫᴜɪᴅs ᴏʀ sᴏʟɪᴅs. ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴜʟʟ ɪɴ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ, ɴᴏᴛ sʜɪɴʏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs. ... ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ: ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴsᴜʟᴀᴛᴏʀs. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ: ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴛᴇ ɪs ᴀ ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ.

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