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compare and contrast the properties of metals and nonmetals.
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metals generally have characteristics such as malleability, ductility, high electrical and thermal conductivity, metallic luster, and the ability to form alloys. non-metals have characteristically low electrical and thermal conductivity, they are poor conductors of electrical and heat current, they have no luster, and they are not malleable or ductile.
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