Non Metals

Non Metals As far as Elements are concerned, a nonmetal is simply an element that does not display the properties of a Metal. It is not defined by what it is, but by what it is not. It doesn’t look metallic, can’t be drawn into a wire or pounded into shape or bent, doesn’t conduct … Read more

Metals and Non-metals

Metal   In chemistry, a metal is an element that readily forms positive ions (cations) and has metallic Bonds. Metals are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions surrounded by a cloud of delocalized electrons. The metals are one of the three groups of Elements as distinguished by their ionization and bonding properties, along … Read more