Notes:
1. Metals
2. Metalloids
(semimetals)
3. Nonmetals

Metals are to the left of the semimetals.
1. Solid
(except for Mercury which is the only liquid metal).
2. Lustrous (this means it is shiny)
3. Malleable
(this means it is bendable or can be
flattened into a sheet)
4. Ductile
(this means it can be shaped into wires).
5. Good Conductors of heat and
electricity.
We cook with metal to transfer
heat to our food.
We use metals in wires to conduct
electricity throughout our house.
6. High melting and boiling points.
HOT HOT HOT!
What are the 6
properties of metals?

Nonmetals are to the right of the
semimetals.
1. Solid, Gas, or Liquid
(Bromine is the only liquid nonmetal)
2. Dull(this means it is NOT shiny).
3. Brittle
(this means it crumbles into pieces)
4. Poor conductors of heat and
electricity.
5. Low
melting and boiling points.
What are the 5
properties of nonmetals?
Most elements with a side touching the
zig-zag line are semimetals except
aluminum.

They are: B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te,
Po, At. (Everything on the stair but Aluminum!)
1. They have properties of both metals
and non-metals.
(some are shiny, some are dull, they can
be brittle or malleable, etc).
Example: Silicon is shiny but brittle.
2. They are semiconductors.
(this means they conduct heat and electricity,
but not as well as metals and under certain
circumstances).
Ex. Silicon works well as a microchip.
What are the 2
properties of semimetals?
•Shown here in red boxes.
•Only 2 elements are liquids at room
temperature: Mercury (Hg) and Bromine (Br)
•Hydrogen (H)
•Helium (He)
•Nitrogen (N)
•Oxygen (O)
•Fluorine (F)
•Chlorine (Cl)
•Neon (Ne)
•Argon (Ar)
•Krypton (Kr)
•Xenon (Xe)
•Shown here in purple boxes. •Radon (Ra)
•Shown here in
yellow boxes.
•Everything else
on the periodic
table is a solid.
METALS

Conclusion: Write at least 5 complete and
complex sentences explaining the properties
of metals, semimetals, and nonmetals. Be
sure to include where these main sections are
on the periodic table including the solids,
liquids, and gases.
TURN YOUR ISN TO YOUR
NEXT BLANK PAGE AND
NUMBER YOUR PAPER 1-19.
Metals
Metals
Non-Metals
Metals
Metals
Non-Metals
Semi-Metals
Metals
Non-Metals
Non-Metals
WE WILL USE YOUR COLORCODED PERIODIC TABLE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-11.
WE WILL USE YOUR COLORCODED PERIODIC TABLE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-11.
1.
Which arrow points to Metals?
Semimetals? Nonmetals?
C
A
B
1.
Which arrow points to Metals?
Semimetals? Nonmetals?
C: Non
metals
A:
Metals
B:
Semimetals
2.
Is Germanium (32 protons)
a metal, semi-metal or
nonmetal?
2.
Germanium is a semi-metal
because it touches the
zig-zag line
3.
Is Aluminum (13 protons) a
metal, semi-metal or
nonmetal?
3.
Aluminum is a metal. It’s
the only element touching
the zig-zag line that is NOT
a semi-metal
4.
Is Bromine (35 protons) a
metal, semi-metal or
nonmetal?
4.
Bromine is a nonmetal
5.
Name all 8 semi-metals
5.
Boron, Silicon, Germanium,
Arsenic, Antimony,
Tellurium, Polonium, and
Astatatine
(they are all touching the
zig-zag line
6.
Is Mercury a solid, liquid or
gas at room temperature?
6.
Mercury is the only liquid
metal element at room
temperature
7.
What is the other liquid on
the periodic table and is it
a metal, semi-metal or
nonmetal?
7.
Bromine is the other liquid
and it is a nonmetal
8.
Is Iodine (53 protons) a
solid, liquid or gas at room
temperature?
8.
Iodine is solid at room
temperature
(you may be familiar with
liquid ‘iodine’ at the doctor
office. That is not pure
iodine)
9.
Are all the elements in
Group 18 or 8A gases at
room temperature?
9.
Yes, all the elements in
Group 18 or 8A are gases,
and they are all inert
(unreactive) gases
10.
List the 5 other gases that
are not in the Group 18
gases.
10.
The other gases are
Hydrogen, Nitrogen,
Oxygen, Fluorine and
Chlorine
11.
Are all the semi-metals
also solid at room
temperature?
11.
Yes, all the semi-metals are
solid at room temperature.
WE WILL NOW USE YOUR BLUE
PERIODIC TABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS 12-19.
YOU MAY NOT LOOK AT YOUR
COLOR-CODED PERIODIC
TABLE!
12.
Is Boron (5 protons) a
metal, semi-metal or
nonmetal?
12.
Boron is a semi-metal. I
know this because it’s to
the left/right of the zig-zag
line
13.
Is Gallium (31 protons) a
metal, semi-metal or
nonmetal?
13.
Gallium is a metal. I know
this because all metals are
to the left of the semimetals
14.
List all 11 gases
14.
All gases are toward the right
side of the periodic table
except Hydrogen. The gases
are: Hydrogen, Helium,
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine,
Chlorine, Neon, Argon,
Krypton, Xenon and Radon
15.
What are the only 2 liquids at
room temperature on the
periodic table?
15.
Mercury and Bromine
No trick to remember this,
just memorize them!
16.
List the 5 nonmetals that are
solid at room temperature
16.
Carbon, Phosphorus, Sulfur,
Selenium, Iodine
17.
Where are all nonmetals
located (except for
Hydrogen)?
17.
All nonmetals are to the right
of the semi-metals, except for
Hydrogen
18.
Which elements conduct heat
and electricity the best:
metals, nonmetals or
metalloids?
18.
Metals conduct heat and
electricity the best
19.
Which elements are brittle:
metals, nonmetals or
metalloids?
19.
Nonmetals (although some
metalloids may have this
property as well)
Metal in
Li or Be
nd
2
period
Non-Metal with 4
ve
C or carbon
rd
3
period metal
with 3 ve
Al
Semi-metal with 3
ve
B
Noble gas in
period
Ar
rd
3
Non-metal with 1
ve
H
76 protons
Os
Halogen in
period
Br
th
4
5.
Using a marker, draw one line across the periodic square for gases, three lines across the
square for the liquids, and do not draw any lines across the periodic squares for the
solids.