| Metals are malleable |
Non–metals are not
malleable |
| Metals are ductile |
Non–metals are not
ductile |
| Metals are not brittle |
Non–metals are generally
brittle |
| Metals are strong
and have high tensile strengths |
Non–metals are not
strong. They have low tensile strengths |
| Metals are good conductors
of heat and electricity |
Other than graphite,
which is an allotropic form of carbon,
all nonmetals are bad conductors
of heat and electricity |
| Metals have a good
lustre |
Most nonmetals have
poor lustre |
| Metals have high tensile
strengths |
Non–metals
have poor tensile strengths |
| Other than mercury,
all metals are solids at room temperature |
Non–metals can be solids,
liquids or gaseous at room temperature |
| Other than sodium
and potassium all metals have high
melting points |
Solid nonmetals have
low melting points |
