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Atomic structure and the periodic table
The Periodic Table
Metals and NonMetals
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Properties of most metals
High melting
and
boiling
points
Properties of most Non-metals
Low melting
and
boiling
points
Metals vs Nonmetals
Metals:
malleable
, good conductors,
shiny
, high melting point; Nonmetals: poor conductors, dull, low melting point
Metal
Conductivity
Metals conduct
electricity
due to deloc
alised el
ectrons released from metal atoms, allowing electric current to flow.