** Physical Properties
Sample A
colorless
does not conduct
electricity
gas at room
temperature
Metals vs. Nonmetals Physical Properties
Sample B
Sample C
transparent
shiny
does not conduct
electricity
conducts electricity
liquid at room
temperature
boils at -195.5°C boils at 100°C
solid at room
temperature
can be flattened with
a mallet
boils at 2750°C
Sample D
dull
does not conduct
electricity
solid at room
temperature
breaks apart easily
boils at 444.6°C
** You are learning how to classify matter using physical properties. Your teacher
hands you a silver-gray solid and challenges you to classify the substance as either
a metal or a non-metal. Using the table, you classify your sample as a metal. Which
column represents the physical properties of your sample?
4x A
√x
√x
B
√x D
(x
C
x
A
x Using the data from the four samples, you must make a chart compare metals
and non-metals. Which list represents the physical properties of non-metals you
might use for identification purposes?
B
Sample A
C
Sample B
Sample C
Sample D
not a solid, poor conductor
not solid at room temperature, not a conductor, non-malleable
gas or liquid at room temperature, low boiling point, poor
conductor