Properties of Metals and Nonmetals
What metals are
What non-metals are
Location of metals and non-metals on the periodic table
Everyday examples of metals and non-metals
1.What metals are?
● Something that is strong,
● Usually a solid at room tempperature
● shiny,
● sonorous
● more durable than wood,
● can conduct heat and electricity.
● Malleable
● High melting and boiling points
● chemically it only has one type of atom,
What nonmetals are?
● Can be a solid, liquid or gas
● Are dull
● Not sonorous
● Brittle
● Nonconductor of heat and electricity
● Low melting and boiling points
Location of metals and non-metals on the
periodic table
Most of the elements
on the Periodic
Table are metals
Practice
1. What is the chemical nature of
most metallic oxides?
● A) Acidic
● B) Basic
● C) Neutral
● D) Amphoteric
2. Which of the following
non-metallic oxides is
neutral?
● A) Carbon dioxide, CO2
● B) Sulfur dioxide, SO2
● C) Carbon monoxide, CO
● D) Nitrogen dioxide, NO2
Practice
Which oxide reacts with both acids and
bases?
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A) Calcium oxide (CaO)
B) Copper oxide (CuO)
C) Aluminum oxide ((Al2O3)
D) Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
Why do non-metallic oxides turn
blue litmus paper red?