Metal
Have luster (shiny)
Malleable
Material that can be hammered or rolled into flat sheets or other shapes
Nonmetal
Many are gases at room temperature
Metalloid
Have properties of both metals and nonmetals
Metal
Malleable
Metalloid
Some are semiconductors
Metal
Excellent conductors of heat and electricity
Ductile
Material that can be pulled out, or drawn into a long wire
Metal
With one exception, all are solid at room temperature
Metal
Ductile
Nonmetal
Brittle
Brittle
Breaks easily
Nonmetal
Poor conductors of heat and electricity
Nonmetal
Not shiny
Conductivity
The ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity to another object
Metals
On the left side of the periodic table (majority of elements)
Nonmetals
On the right side of the periodic table
Metalloids
Creates a zig-zag line between the metals and non-metals