Nonmetals are chemical elements that mostly lack distinctive metallic properties. They range from colorless gases like hydrogen to shiny crystals like ...

Nonmetals or non-metals are chemical elements which do not have the properties of a metal. They gain electrons when reacting with a metal.

Periodic table (metals and non-metals) ; Group · 1 · 2 ; Period · 1 ; 1, 1. H · 2 ; 2, 3. Li, 4. Be ; 3, 11. Na, 12. Mg

Pages in category "Nonmetals" ; Nonmetal ; M · List of nonmetal monographs ; N · Nonmetal (astrophysics) ; P · Properties of metals, metalloids and nonmetals ...

The chemical elements can be broadly divided into metals, metalloids, and nonmetals according to their shared physical and chemical properties.

Nonmetals show more variability in their properties than do metals. Metalloids are included here since they behave predominately as chemically weak ...

The purpose of this annotated list is to provide a chronological, consolidated list of nonmetal monographs, which could enable the interested reader to ...