Periodic Table Quiz: Can You

Guess the Element from Its

Chemical Symbol?
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Lesson 5.1

Properties of Metals,
Nonmetals, and Metalloids
 classify elements in the
1 periodic table to either
Objectives metal, nonmetal, or
At the end metalloid; and
of the
lesson, you state the general
should be properties of metals,
able to: 2
nonmetals, and
metalloids
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Elements
● Elements are made up
of one kind of atom.
● It can be:
● Monatomic (e.g. Au,
Mg)
● Diatomic (e.g. N2, Cl2)
● Polyatomic (e.g. S8)
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Compounds
● Compounds are made
up of different kinds of
atoms.
● Different kinds of
elements can combine
to form compounds (e.g.
NaCl, H2O)
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Classifying
Elements
• Elements are
classified either as
metals, nonmetals,
or metalloids.
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Periodic table
• A systematic and
organized way of
presenting elements.
• Arranges elements
according to:
• increasing atomic number;
and
• recurring chemical properties.
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Periodic table
• Columns in the periodic table are
called Groups or Families.
• Elements under the same group have
similar physical and chemical
properties.
• Rows in the periodic table are
called period
• The periodic table has 18 groups
and 7 periods.
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Metals
• Metals are
elements found on
the left side of the
periodic table.
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Some Properties of Metals

1. lustrous in appearance (or

shiny);
2. hard solids at room
temperature, except:
a. mercury
b. gallium (at 29 0C and above);
3. high melting point and
boiling point;
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Some Properties of
Metals
4. high ductility (can be
formed into wires);
5. high malleability (can be
shaped without breaking);
6. high conductivity to heat
and electricity; and
7. high density.
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Some examples of metals

gold rings copper wire mercury thermometer

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Non metals

• Non metals are

elements found
on the right side
of the periodic
table.
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Some Properties of Non

metals
1. exists either as a gas, liquid,
or solid at room
temperature;
2. poor conductivity to heat
and electricity (good
insulators);
3. poor ductility and
malleability;
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Some Properties of Non

metals
4. some are lustrous, but
most appear dull;
5. low density; and
6. brittle (breaks or shatters
when hammered).
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Some examples of nonmetals

red phosphorus in matches sulfur powder neon lights

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Metalloids
• Metalloids are elements
that exhibit intermediate
properties common to
both metals and non
metals.
• They are also called
semimetals.
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Some Properties of Metalloids

1. solid at room temperature;
2. lustrous;
3. poor ductility and
malleability; and
4. intermediate conductivity
to heat and electricity.
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Some examples of metalloids

silicon silicon containing electrical

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Summary: Properties of Metals, Nonmetals, and

Metalloids
Properties Metals Metalloids Nonmetals

Appearance Lustrous Lustrous Dull when solid

Physical state Solids Solids Gas, liquid, some solid

Deformability Ductile and malleable Brittle Brittle

Conductivity High Intermediate Low

Density High density, with some Intermediate, higher than nonmetals Low density solids,
exceptions but lower than metals liquids and gases
Key Points

Elements are classified either as a metal, nonmetal, or

1 metalloid.

The periodic table is a systematic and organized way of

2 presenting elements.

Metals are elements found on the left side of the

3 periodic table (except hydrogen.
Key Points

4 Nonmetals are elements found on the right side of the

periodic table.

Metalloids are elements that exhibit intermediate

5 properties common to both metals and nonmetals.
 Challenge Yourself

Imagine you are a chemist in a lab, and you were tasked to

identify an unknown sample of an element taken from the
moon back to Earth. The substance in question sinks in
water, has a shiny appearance, but breaks easily and does
not conduct heat very well. How would you classify this
element?
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