Unit 1: Elements and Compounds
Wilson School Online Science Book
Unit 1.1: Elements
What are Elements?
The Periodic Table of Elements
Metals, Non-Metals, and Metaloids
Metals
Some Characteristics of Metals include, but are not limited to:
- often conductive of electricity
- malleable
- shiny
- sometimes magnetic
These can be found on the left side of the Periodic Table of Elements.
Non-Metals
Some Characteristics of Non-Metals include, but are not limited to:
- typically not conductive of electricity
- not malleable
- dull
- not magnetic
Basically, these have the opposite characteristics that Metals do. These are found on the right side of the Periodic Table of Elements above the staircase (will talk about later).
Metalloids
Characteristics of Metalloids are in-between Metals and Non-Metals. Some are and some aren't magnetic. These elements are located going diagonal on the Periodic Table of Elements, otherwise known as the staircase.
Question 1
List examples of metals, non-metals, or metalloids.
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Question 2
Check all the true statements:
[] Only non-living things are made of elements
[] Only living things are made of elements
[] Elements are only in certain things
[] Everything is made of one of more elements