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Element 1 is a hard dark-red solid. A 5 cm x 5 cm square of it, only 1 mm thick, is flexed slightly by hand. The sheet snaps in half.
Is element 1 metal, nonmetal or can’t decide?

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Answer:

Nonmetal

Explanation:

In the case of Element 1, since the sample broke instead of bending, we can conclude the element is brittle instead of ductile, which is typical of nonmetals.

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