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Question
Classify the following as metals, non-metals and metalloids.
Sodium, Bismuth, Silver, Nitrogen, Silicon, Carbon, Chlorine, Iron, Copper
Solution
| 1. | Sodium | Metal |
| 2. | Bismuth | Metal |
| 3. | Silver | Metal |
| 4. | Nitrogen | Non-metal |
| 5. | Silicon | Metalloid |
| 6. | Carbon | Non-metal |
| 7. | Chlorine | Non-metal |
| 8. | Iron | metal |
| 9. | Copper | Metal |
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