state the diffrences between metals and non metals.
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Metals Non-Metals
Metals are solids at room temperature.Except for mercury which is a liquid metal. Non-metals may be solid, liquid or gases at the room temperature.
Metals are strong and tough but non metals are not strong and tough
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Materials which are hard, lustrous, sonorous, good conductors of heat and electricity, malleable and ductile are called metals. Eg: iron, copper, alluminium,ect.
Materials like coal and sulphur are soft and dull in appearance. They break down into a powdery mass on tapping with a hammer. They are not sonorous and are poor conductors of heat and electricity. These materials are called non metals. Eg: sulphur, carbon, oxygen,etc.