Here is the question:Someone left two containers on the lab bench but there were no labels on the bottles with the names of the chemicals inside. If one bottle contains a metal and one bottle contains a non-metal, how could you tell which is which?
Metalloids Characteristics
METALS ARE MOSTLY SOLIDS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE(EXEPT MERCURY WHICH IS A LIQUID) AND THEY ARE MALLAEBLE AND DUCTILE.THEY ALSO HAVE LUSTURE (SHINE). NON METALS ARE MOSTLY SOLIDS AND GASES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE(EXEPT BROMINE WHICH IS A LIQUID)THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE PROPERTIES THAT METALS POSSES. METALLOIDS POSSES PROPERTIES OF BOTH METALS AS WELL AS NON METALS.
The periodic table on the left separates the elements into three groups: the metals, nonmetals and metalloids. Most elements are metals. They are typically shiny, good conductors of heat and electricity, have a high density, and only melt at high temperatures. Metals are ductile and malleable, so their shape can be easily changed into thin wires or sheets. Metals will corrode, gradually wearing away like rusting iron. Nonmetals, on the right side of the periodic table, are very different from metals. Their surface is dull and they are poor conductor of heat and electricity. As compared to metals, they have low density and will melt at low temperatures. The shape of a nonmetal cannot be changed easily as they tend to be brittle and will break. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals are called metalloids. They can be shiny or dull and their shape is easily changed. Metalloids typically conduct heat and electricity better than nonmetals but not as well as metals
metals- lustrous (shiny), ductile, malleable, conductor of heat, conductor of electricity, solid at room temp (except Hg) Non-metals- Dull, brittle, insulators, solid liquid or gas at room temp. metalloids- has characteristics of both metals and non-metals. (not sure which sorry)
