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The lead of a pencil is made mostly of the nonmetal carbon but the rest of the pencil is neither metal nor nonmetal (except for the bit of metal near the eraser) because it is not an element.
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Is P2O4 an ionic compound?
ionic = metal + nonmetal covalent = nonmetal + nonmetal So your compound is covalent because P (Phosphorus) is a nonmetal and O (oxygen) is a nonmetal.
Is f a metal or a nonmetal?
Nonmetal
Is chlorine a metalloid or nonmetal?
it is a nonmetal.
Is CO2 a metal oxide or nonmetal oxide?
Carbon is a nonmetal. Thus this is a nonmetal oxide.
Is sulfur a metal nonmetal or metaloid?
It is a nonmetal
Is nonmetal a good conductors of electricity?
Graphite. You might have come across experiments using a pencil to complete a simple circuit to check if a bulb glows and you might have observed that it does. The graphite in the lead of the pencil is what helps conduct electricity.
Which nonmetal is a good conductor of electricity?
Graphite. You might have come across experiments using a pencil to complete a simple circuit to check if a bulb glows and you might have observed that it does. The graphite in the lead of the pencil is what helps conduct electricity.
Which non metal forms the lead' in a pencil?
Pencil "lead" is not really lead, the metal - Pb. Pencils are made with graphite which is a mineral, an insulator.
Is fluorine a nonmetal metal or metalloid?
nonmetal
Is nails a metal nonmetal or a metalloid?
Nails are metal.
Is P2O4 an ionic compound?
ionic = metal + nonmetal covalent = nonmetal + nonmetal So your compound is covalent because P (Phosphorus) is a nonmetal and O (oxygen) is a nonmetal.
Is f a metal or a nonmetal?
Nonmetal
Is the neon metal or nonmetal?
nonmetal
Is argon metal or nonmetal?
Argon is a non-metallic gas .
Is chlorine a metalloid or nonmetal?
it is a nonmetal.
Is H2S a metal or a nonmetal?
Nonmetal.
Is phosphorous a metal or nonmetal?
nonmetal
