Metals Non – metals

Metals	Non – metals
i.              Metals have a lustre. ii.            They are generally good conductors of heal and electricity. iii.           They are generally solids at room temperature. Exception : Mercury and Gallium are liquids. iv.           Metals form basic oxides.	i.              Non – metals have no lustre. Exception : Iodine and diamond. ii.            They are bad conductors of heal and electricity. Exception: Graphite iii.           They are generally gases and solids at room temperature. Exception : Bromine is a liquid. iv.           Non – metals form acidic or neutral oxides.