PERIODIC TABLE

METAL

METAL

• Generally shiny
• Conductor of thermal energy
• Conductor of electricity

GOLD

• Paint
• Jewelry
• Electronic devices

NONMETAL

NONMETALS

• They are not good conductors of electricity or heat.
• They generally have lower melting and boiling points than metals
• They are very brittle in their solid form.

NEON

• Signs
• Lasers
• wave meter tubes

METALLOID

METALLOID

• Can act like non-metals when they react with metals
• called Semimetals because they are in the middle of non-mteals and metals
• They can carry an electric charge under certain circumstances

TELLURIUM

• color glass
• solar panels
• cast iron