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True or False:
Nonmetals are less dense and have low melting and boiling points.

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Non-metals tend to have relatively low melting and boiling points. Non-metals have intermolecular bonds that are weaker than metallic bonds between metal atoms. Therefore, less energy is needed to overcome the intermolecular bonds between non-metal particles.

So, the given statement is true.


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