Appearance

● Metals: Shiny
● Non-metals: Dull

State at Room temperature

● Metals: Solid ( except Mercury which is liquid)
● Non metals: Half are solids, half are gases and one is a liquid ( Bromine )
Density
● Metals: High (they feel heavy for their
● size)
● Non metals: Low ( they feel light for their size)
Strength
● Metals are strong
● Non metals are Weak
Malleable or Brittle
● Metals are Malleable, means they can bend without breaking
● Non metals are brittle, means that they break or shatter when hammered
Conduction of heat
● Metals are good conductors of heat
● Non metals are poor conductors of heat because they are insulators
Conduction if Electricity
● Metals are good conductors of Electricity
● Non metals are poor conductors of Electricity because they are insulators apart from
Graphite
Magnetic Material
● Metals: Only Cobalt, Nickel and Iron
● Non metals: None
Sound when Hit/ Sonorous
● Metals: Make a ringing sound
● Non metals: They make dull sound
Types of Oxide
● Metals: Basic or alkaline
● Non metals: Acidic

Valency of Metals and Non Metals

● Metals: They tend to give away electrons from the last orbit hence acquire Positive
charge and get stability
● Non metals on the other hand tend to take in electrons in the last orbit hence acquire
negative charge.