Nonmetals Quiz

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Which property is characteristic of nonmetals?

Pliable and shiny appearance

High density and low electronegativity

Good conductors of heat and electricity

Low density and high electronegativity (correct)

What is the nature of oxides of nonmetals?

Tend to be acidic (correct)

Tend to be basic

Tend to be neutral

Tend to be amphoteric

Which elements make up about 98% of the observable ordinary matter in the universe by mass?

Nitrogen and oxygen

Carbon and nitrogen

Hydrogen and helium (correct)

Oxygen and helium

What is the general conductivity of nonmetals for heat and electricity?

Poor conductors Signup and view all the answers

What is the general state of nonmetals when solid?

Tend to be brittle or crumbly Signup and view all the answers

What are some general properties of nonmetals?

Nonmetals tend to have low density, high electronegativity, and are often poor conductors of heat and electricity. When solid, they tend to be brittle or crumbly. Signup and view all the answers

How do the oxides of nonmetals generally behave?

Oxides of nonmetals tend to be acidic. Signup and view all the answers

Which elements are the two lightest nonmetals, making up about 98% of the observable ordinary matter in the universe by mass?

Hydrogen and helium. Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of physical states nonmetals can exist in?

Nonmetals can range from colorless gases like hydrogen to shiny solids like the graphite form of carbon. Signup and view all the answers

What complicates the classification of nonmetals, according to the text?

Some borderline elements further complicate the situation. Signup and view all the answers

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Which property is characteristic of nonmetals?

What is the nature of oxides of nonmetals?

Which elements make up about 98% of the observable ordinary matter in the universe by mass?

What is the general conductivity of nonmetals for heat and electricity?

What is the general state of nonmetals when solid?

What are some general properties of nonmetals?

How do the oxides of nonmetals generally behave?

Which elements are the two lightest nonmetals, making up about 98% of the observable ordinary matter in the universe by mass?

What is the range of physical states nonmetals can exist in?

What complicates the classification of nonmetals, according to the text?

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