What are examples of metals, non-metals and metalloids?

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Naomi Aronson · Accepted Answer

Metals like sodium are found on the left side of the periodic table. Non metals like Oxygen are found on the left side of the periodic table. Metalloids like Silicon are found between the metals and nonmetals.

The majority of elements are metals; examples include magnesium, iron, and silver. Metals lose electrons to become positive ions. The elemental metals bond using metallic bonding, which uses a sea of electrons to bond an infinite number of atoms together. Metals seek to shed electrons due to their low electronegativity. Noble gases, oxygen, and nitrogen are examples of nonmetals. Elemental nonmetals bond using covalent bonds. Nonmetals are fewer in number than metals. Nonmetals gain electrons to become negative ions. Because of their high electronegativity, nonmetals seek to accumulate electrons. Metalloids are particles that have the ability to change from positive to negative. Examples of metalloids are silicon and carbon.

Luna Chen · Answer

Here are some examples.

Five common metals are copper, lead, tin, nickel, and zinc.

(From A2ua)

Four common nonmetals are sulfur nitrogen, selenium, and bromine.

(From SlideShare)

The seven metalloids are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, and polonium.

The three types of elements occupy their own places in the Periodic Table.

Metals are at the left, nonmetals are at the right, and metalloids straddle a zig-zag line that separates metals from nonmetals.

Avery Adams · Answer

undefined Examples of non-metals include oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus. Examples of metalloids include silicon, arsenic, germanium, antimony, and tellurium. Examples of metals include iron, copper, aluminum, gold, and silver.