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- 1. Multiple Choice
Neon is colorless, a poor conductor of heat and is not able to be stretched. How would it be classified?
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Metal
None of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
Manganese is shiny, conducts heat and electricity, and can be hammered into thin sheets. What is is?
Nonmetal
Metal
Metalloid
None of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
What properites do nonmetals have in common?
Poor conductor of electricity
Good conductor of thermal energy
Soft and Malleable
Shiny, lustrous surface
- 4. Multiple Choice
This word is used to describe a substance that breaks apart easily and is weak and fragile
Conductivity
Ductile
Malleable
Brittle
- 5. Multiple Choice
Metals are...
dull, brittle, insulators.
shiny or dull, brittle, semiconductor.
shiny, malleable, conductors.
shiny, dull, insulator.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Silicon has a dull, metallic luster, conducts heat well, and is brittle. What is it?
Nonmetal
Metal
Metalloid
None of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
Where are the nonmetals located on the Periodic Table?
On the right
On the left
On the stairstep
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where are the metalloids located on the Periodic Table?
On the right
On the left
On the stairsteps
- 9. Multiple Choice
Gold is an element that is often used to make necklaces, rings, and other types of jewelry. What property of gold makes it useful in this way?
Gold is a conductor
Gold is an insulator
Gold is malleable
Gold has a high melting point
- 10. Multiple Choice
Use your Periodic Table to help you. Boron would be classified as a...
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
- 11. Multiple Choice
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
- 12. Multiple Choice
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
- 13. Multiple Choice
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
- 14. Multiple Choice
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
- 15. Multiple Choice
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
- 16. Multiple Choice
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich element is a metalloid?TitaniumSeleniumPotassiumPolonium
- 18. Multiple Choice
Copper is a common metal. Which of the following properties does this metal most likely have?
High conductivity, high malleability, and low luster
Low conductivity, low malleability, and low luster
High conductivity, high malleability, and high luster
Low conductivity, high malleability, and high luster
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAnytime you see the word SEMICONDUCTOR - what substance do you have?MetalNonmetalMetalloid
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA student is given a sample of an unknown substance. He is asked to determine if it is classified as a metal, a metalloid, or a nonmetal. He discovered that the unknown element conducted some heat and electricity, had a shiny luster, and broke easily. This element is most likely ametalnonmetalmetalloidcannot be determined
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