Question

Non-metals are ____________ (malleable/non-malleable).

Answer 1

• Non-metals are those chemical elements that in reaction with metals (positively charged ions) gain electrons.
• These are brittle and bad conductors of heat and electricity.
• For example - Hydrogen$\left({\mathrm{H}}_2\right)$, Oxygen$\left({\mathrm{O}}_2\right)$, etc.
• The tendency of a metal to convert into a sheet when beaten through a hammer is known as malleability.
• Generally, when non-metals are beaten they break, which means non-metals are non-malleable.

Hence, Non-metals are non-malleable.