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The Elements of the Periodic Table Mo6-L5a: What is The Periodic Table?
Lesson 5

Ductility
In this topic, you will learn the following
lessons: the ability to be pulled into thin wires.
Mo.6-L5a: What are the Properties of Metals?
Mo.6-L5b: How are Metals Grouped?
Ductility

Mo6-L5a What is The Periodic Table?

KEY CONCEPTS:
1. How does the position of an element on the periodic
table allow you to determined if the element is metal?
2. What are some physical properties of metals?

Malleability
the ability of a substance to be hammered or rolled
Vocabulary A-Z into sheets.

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Metal

an element that is generally shiny, is easily pulled into
wires or hammered into thin sheets, and is a good
conductor of electricity and thermal energy

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What is a metal?

More than three-quarters of the elements on the
periodic table are metals.

With the exception of hydrogen, all of the elements in
groups 1-12 on the periodic table are metals.

Luster Some of the elements in groups 13-15 are metals.
the way a mineral reflects or absorbs light at its To be a metal, an element must have certain
surface. properties.

Metallic Luster Nonmetallic Luster
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