Metals
Characteristics:
Solid--> 1 exception mercury
Shiny
Malleable--> can be shaped
Ducktile--> drawn into wire
**they easily lose or give up their electrons
Non-metals
Characteristics:
Gasses
Do not conduct electricity
** they gain or share electrons
Metalloids
Characteristics:
Can not conduct electricity.
Have properties between metals and non-metals.
Semiconductors
