Properties of Metals Shiny (luster) Malleable/ductile (flattens without shattering/shapeable) Reacts with acid and copper chloride Conducts electricity High boiling point High melting point Mostly found as a solid
Nonmetals Found on right side of periodic table
Properties of Nonmetals Dull Brittle (shatters) Do not react with acid or copper chloride Do not conduct electricity Low boiling point Low melting point Usually found as a gas
Nonmetals
Metalloids Found in between metals and nonmetals
Properties of Metalloids Some properties like a metal and some properties like a nonmetal Germanium