PERIODIC TABLE 101

METALS

METAL FACTS

• They are very shiny
• They can be pulled into wires or hammered into sheets easily
• Some metals have luster, or the ability to reflect light

PALLADIUM

• Used in automobile catalytic converters
• Also used in jewelry

METALLOIDS

METALLOID FACTS

• They are semiconductors
• They are in groups 13-17
• They have physical and chemical properties of metals and nonmetal

ASTATINE

• Used in radiation therapy for cancer
• Also Used wildly in medicine

NON METALS

NON METAL FACTS

• A very poor conductor
• Many are gasses at room temp
• They form compounds with different substances

NEON

• Used in lights
• Also used in credit cards!