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what is non-metals?
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Answer 1

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Non-Metals are the elements that do not conduct heat and electricity, are not shiny and have dull appearance. They are neither malleable nor ductile. For example: Carbon, Sulphur, Phosphorus, Silicon, Hydrogen, Oxygen etc.

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Answer 2

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The nonmetals are a group of elements in the periodic table. They are located to the right of the metalloids and to the left of the halogens. These elements are often referred to as "other nonmetals" as the halogens and noble gases are also nonmetals.

Properties:-

• Not lustrous (dull appearance)
• Poor conductors of heat and electricity.
• Nonductile solids.
• Brittle solids.
• May be solids, liquids or gases at room temperature.
• Transparent as a thin sheet.
• Nonmetals are not sonorous.