Directions: Below are statements pertaining to nonmetals as classifications of chemical elements. Write TRUE if that statement is correct and FALSE if it is not. Write your answer
before the number.
1 Nonmetals are found on the right of the Sanderson line.
2 Chlorine is the only liquid non metal.
3 Hydrogen is the lightest non metal.
4 Fluorine is the most abundant non metal in the universe.
5 iodine can be easily obtained from seawater.
6 Non Metals are very many in number but extremely very important.
7 Oxygen is needed for respiration to occur in cells.
8 Xenon easily passed the liquid state from solid to gas in the process of sublimation.
9 The nonmetals hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen make up almost 96% of
the mass of our human bodies.
10 Nonmetals are usually solids, ductile, and malleable by nature.l
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. True
8. True
9. False
10. True