Difference between metals and nonmetals

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| Property | Metals | Non-metals |
| 1. Nature | Metals are electropositive in nature | Non-metals are electronegative in nature |
| 2. STate | Metals are solid (except mercury) | Non-metals exist in all the three states, i.e., solid, liquid and gas. |
| 3. Metallic | Metals are lustrous | Non-metals are non-lustorous. They cannot polished. |
| 4. Ductility | Ductile | Non-ductile |
| 5. Reaction with acids | Metals replaces hydrogen from acids and from salts. | Non-metals exits do not replace hydrogen from acids. |
| 6. Reaction with oxygen in air | Metals forms basic oxides some of which to form alkalis. | Non-metals form acidic or neutral oxides. |
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