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Nonmetal

In the context of the periodic table, a nonmetal is a chemical element that mostly lacks distinctive metallic properties. Physically, nonmetals range from colorless gases such as hydrogen to lustrous crystalline solids such as iodine. They are usually less dense than metals and are often poor conductors of heat and electricity. Chemically, they have…

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Nonmetal

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Avg. degree1.99
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Nonmetal

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related to Organization of elements by types · 19
Nonmetal → America, Antoine Lavoisier, Berzelius, Drawing, During, Europe, France, French, In, Lavoisier, Lavoisier's, Manual, Metalloids, Reviews, Swedish, The, This, Traité, While Berzelius
related to Unclassified nonmetals · 13
Nonmetal → Additionally, Being, Collectively, HCl, HNO3, Hydrogen, It, KNO3, Like, NaCl, Some, They, When
related to Uses · 10
Nonmetal → Carbon, Hydrogen, Liquid, Nonmetallic, Oxygen, Radon, Silicon, The, There, While
related to Development of types · 8
Nonmetal → Alphonse Dupasquier, Dupasquier's, French, He, In, It, The, This
related to Abundance · 6
Nonmetal → Earth's, Mechanisms, The, Xe, XeFe3, XeNi3
related to Types · 6
Nonmetal → Chemistry, Encyclopaedia Britannica, For, On, Royal Society, Starting
related to Noble gases · 5
Nonmetal → Due, In, Six, These, They
related to External links · 4
Nonmetal → Media, Nonmetals, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Extraction · 4
Nonmetal → For, Nine, Nonmetallic, Three
related to Nonmetals as terminology · 4
Nonmetal → By, He, In, Kemshead

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nonmetals elements metals oxygen hydrogen metalloids compounds chemical carbon gases properties nitrogen silicon nonmetallic noble form electrons electron metallic phosphorus

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Nonmetalis achemical element that mostly lacks distinctive metallic properties0.90text
iodineinstance ofnonmetals range from colorless gases such as hydrogen to lustrous crystalline solids0.80text
siliconinstance ofsome of which0.80text
germanium can readily accommodate dopants that change their electrical conductivity leading to semiconducting behaviorinstance ofsome of which0.80text
white phosphorusinstance ofSome do deform0.80text
electronegativityinstance ofquantitative properties0.80text
and the nature of their compounds.ReactivityThey range in reactivity from inert or barely reactiveinstance ofquantitative properties0.80text
through relatively unreactiveinstance ofquantitative properties0.80text
moderately reactiveinstance ofquantitative properties0.80text
to highly reactiveinstance ofquantitative properties0.80text
IIIinstance ofHigher oxidation statesRoman numerals0.80text
Vinstance ofHigher oxidation statesRoman numerals0.80text

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