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Properties of Non-Metals
Radioactivity - ability to produce radiation.
Non-metals are poor conductors of heat and
1. Alpha ray- (+,+) electricity.
2. Beta ray- (-:-) Non-metals are not ductile or malleable.
Solid non-metals are brittle and break easily.
They are dull.
Many non-metals are gases.
Properties of Metalloids