Different between metals and non metals

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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 4 months ago

Serial No.	Metals	Non-Metals
1	Metals are malleable.	Non-metals are non-malleable or brittle.
2	Metals are ductile.	Non-metals are non-ductile
3	Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.	Non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity.
4	Metals are Lustrous and can be polished.	Non-metals are non-lustrous and cannot be polished.
5	Metals are solid at room temperature.	Non-metals may be solid, liquid or Gases at room temperature.
6	The melting and boiling points of metals are generally high.	Non-metals have low melting and boiling points as compared to metals.
7	All metals are strong.	Non-metals are not strong.
8	Generally, metals are hard.	Most of Non-metals are soft.
9	Metals are heavy.	Non-metals are light substances.
10	Metals are sonorous.	Non-metals are non-sonorous.
11	All metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides	All non-metals react with oxygen to form acidic or neutral oxides.
12	Metals react with water to produce metal oxide (or metal hydroxide) and hydrogen gas.	Non-metals do not react with water.
13	Metals react with a dilute acid to form a metal salt and hydrogen gas.	Non-metals do not react with dilute acids .
14	All metals react with chlorine to form ionic metal chlorides.	Non-metals react with chlorine to form covalent chlorides.
15	Only a few metals like Na, K, Ca and Mg react with hydrogen to form metal hydrides.	Non-metals react with hydrogen to form covalent Hydrides.

Satyam Lodhi Rajput 5 years, 4 months ago

They are good conductor pf heat---metal They are bad conductor of heat---- non metal

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