Elements and Compounds

• element

  • simplified form of matter which cannot be decomposed by ordinary chemical mesns.
• Metals

  • nearly 75% or all elements are metals
• Conduction

  • heat and electricity
• Malleable

  • can be bent into different shapes
• Ductile

  • can be pulled in a wire
  • often shiny
• Nonmetal

  • element that lacks most of the properties of a metal
  • dull and brittle
  • insolators
• Metalloids

  • known as semi metals
  • has the qualities of metals and nonmetals
  • located in a step like structure
• Compound

  • 2 or more different elements are chemically bonded together