What are the main characteristics of non-metals and …
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This separates the metals in the left from the nonmetals on the right. Metallic elements are shiny, they conduct electricity and the are malleable — hammered into thin foils or shaped into wires, etc. In ionic compounds, they donate electrons. Nonmetallic elements, conversely, are dull, do not conduct electricity, are brittle, just crumbling (unless it’s a gas), and in ionic compounds, they accept electrons donated …
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