Episode 12 — The Periodic Table of Elements

Properties of Non-Metals

Learners will be able to:

• Describe the properties of non-metals, including that they can be solid, liquid or gas at room temperature, and are generally dull, brittle and poor conductors (insulators) • Compare the properties of non-metals to metals, and explain that non-metals (e.g. hydrogen, oxygen, carbon) are abundant in living things