Metals and Nonmetals Physical property – a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change, such as density, color or hardness Chemical property – a property of matter that describes a substance’s ability to participate in chemical reactions

Metals and Nonmetals Chemical change – a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties.

Metals Shiny Conducts heat and electricity Relatively high melting and boiling points Malleable Ductile Reacts with acids (like HCl) Reacts with copper chloride (CuCl2)

Nonmetals The opposite of metals!

Element Observation Metal or Nonmetal Conducts Electricity Malleable Ductile A B C D E F G

Classify the properties you observed or tested as a physical property or chemical property Sort the 7 elements into 2 groups based on their properties Which element(s) could fit into either group? Explain Classify each element as a metal, nonmetal or metalloid.