Metals vs Nonmetals
    Chemistry

    Metals vs Nonmetals

    Sea of free electrons makes metals shiny, bendy, conducting. Nonmetals lock theirs up.

    Tap a metal spoon — CLANG. Tap a glass cup — CLINK, careful it shatters. Why are metals SO different from glass, plastic, and wood? They all share secrets.

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    ConductivityMalleabilitySea of ElectronsSemiconductors