Non - Metals:
- Non- metals are bad conductor of electricity ( except Graphite ).
- Non- metals are also bad conductor of heats. ( except diamond )
- Non - metal are neither malleable nor ductile. They are brittle.
- Non-metal are not strong.
- Non-metal are not sonorous.
Some terms:
★ Malleable: This means that metals can be beaten into thin sheets with hammer.
★ Ductile: This means that metals can be drawn into thin wires.
★ Brittle: This means that non-metal break into pieces on hammering.
★ Sonorous: This means capable of producing a ringing sound.
