periodic table

physical properties of metal

• Typically a hard, shiny solid

• malleable

• good conductor

• usually solid at room temperature

where are metals found

• found on left side

• groups 1-12 and partially 13-16

non metals

• gases or brittle solids 

• poor conductors (because they are insulators)

• dull 

• not malleable

where are non metals found

• right side of periodic table 

• mostly groups 14-18 

metalloid

• properties of both metals and non metals

• semiconductors 

• found along the staircase 

• B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te, Po