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Identify each of the following elements as a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid: (a) boron, (b) barium, (c) argon, (d) caesium, (e) yttrium, (f) astatine.
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Metals are typically shiny, good conductors of heat and electricity, and are malleable and ductile. Nonmetals are typically poor conductors of heat and electricity, and are not malleable or ductile. Metalloids have properties of both metals and nonmetals. Show more…
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