Compare the properties of metals and nonmetals with respect to:
  1. malleability
  2. ductility and
  3. conduction of heat and electricity


PropertiesMetalNon-metal
MalleabilityThey can be hammered into sheets without breaking.They cannot be hammered into sheets without breaking.
DuctilityThey can be stretched into thin wires.They cannot be stretched.
Electrical conductivityThey are good conductors.They are poor conductors.

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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