Question

Give a proper difference between metals and non metals. 5 marks.

Answer 1

Metal	Non metal
Metals are mostly solids except mercury and gallium	They exist in all the three states like solid, liquid and gas
They are hard and non brittle	They are brittle
Good conductor of heat and electricity	Bad conductor of heat and electricity
Ductile and malleable	They are neither ductile nor malleable
Most of the metals are lustrous in nature	Non lustrous in nature
Sonorous	Non sonorous
Sharp melting and boiling point	Low boiling and melting point