Metal or
Nonmetal?
Name _________Key_______________
Teacher _________________________
Science Period 1 2 3 6 7
Date ____________________________
Chemical Building Blocks
pp. 88-105
New Key Terms:
May be hammered or rolled into flat sheets or other shapes May be pulled out, or drawn, into a long wire -
malleable____
ductile
The ease and speed with which an element combines, or reacts, with other elements
and compounds reactivity
The ability of an object to transfer heat to another object -
conductivity
The ability of an object to transfer electricity to another object -
conductivity
Slow destruction of a metal by chemical reactions, like rusting -
corrosion
Fill in and sort physical and chemical properties from the list on the back.
Metal Properties
Shiny in appearance
Some are magnetic
Almost all are solids at room temperature
Most are good conductors
Malleable
Very ductile
Exception- Hg is a liquid at room temperature
Reactivity decreases from left to right
Corrosion may occur
Tend to lose electrons to other atoms
Nonmetal Properties
Usually have lower densities
Many are gases at room temperature
Brittle if solid- crumble or break easily
Not malleable or ductile
Poor conductors of heat & electricity
Good insulators
Solid ones are dull in appearance
Exception- Br is a liquid at room temperature
A few are solid at room temperature
Reactivity increases from left to right (except
noble gases)
Tend to gain or share electrons with other
atoms
Unreactive gases
Carbon is found in all living things
Some carbon becomes fuels like coal, oil and
gasoline
Some form diatomic molecules: H2, N2, O2
List of Physical Properties:
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shiny in appearance p. 88
usually have lower densities p. 99
some are magnetic p. 89
many are gases at room temperature p. 99
almost all are solids at room temperature p. 89
most are good conductors of heat and electricity p. 89
very malleable p. 88
solid ones are brittle, crumble or break easily p. 99
not malleable or ductile p. 99
very ductile p. 88
poor conductors of heat and electricity infer from p. 89, p. 99
good insulators infer from p. 99
solid ones are dull in appearance p. 99
exception, mercury is a liquid at room temperature p. 89
exception, bromine is a liquid at room temperature p. 99
a few are solid at room temperature infer from p. 99
List of Chemical Properties:
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reactivity decreases from left to right in the periodic table p. 87, p. 89
with exception of far right column, reactivity increases from left to right in
periodic table p. 100
corrosion may occur p. 89
tend to lose electrons to other atoms in reactions p. 89
tend to gain or share electrons with other atoms in reactions p. 100
unreactive gases p. 104
found in all living things p. 100
some become fuels like coal, oil and gasoline p. 100
some form diatomic molecules p. 102