Properties of Metals

• Good conductors of heat

and electricity
• Shiny.
• Ductile (can be stretched
into thin wires)
• Malleable (can be
pounded into thin
sheets)
• A chemical property of
metal is its reaction with
water which results in
corrosion.
Properties of Non-Metals

• Poor conductors of heat and

electricity
• Not ductile or malleable
• Brittle and break easily
• Dull
• Many non-metals are gases.

Sulfur
Properties of Metalloids

• Have properties of both metals

and non-metals
• Solids that can be shiny or dull.
• Conduct heat and electricity better
than non-metals but not as well as
metals.
• They are ductile and malleable.

Silicon
Write the name of the following elements.
1. H 6. Ag
2. Be 7. S
3. C 8. Al
4. He 9. Ne
5. B 10.O
Directions: Read each situation
below. Classify the underlined
substances whether it is an element or
a compound. Write 1 if it is an
element and 2 if it is a compound.
1. Karena brought a sample
of iron in the class.
2. Keybird give a piece of
copper to his friend.
3. Justine buy table salt
from a nearby store.
4. Michaela is fond of eating
junk foods with sodium
glutamate.
5. Iniego borrowed an
aluminum basin from her
Aunt.