Question

Non-metals are generally good conductors of heat and electricity.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

False Statement: Non-metals are generally good conductors of heat and electricity.

True statement: Non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity except graphite (an allotrope of carbon).

Properties of non-metals:

1. The atoms of non-metals tend to be smaller than those of metals.
2. Non-metals exhibit very low electrical conductivities.
3. Non-metals have high electronegativities.
4. In their solid-state, non-metals tend to be brittle.

Concluding statement

Non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity, therefore the given statement is false.