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nonmetal

vr.tr.nonmetal · PHY.MAT

Let an agent explain nonmetals, relay properties, periodic table position and classification debates from chemistry sources with differing schemes attributed, describe the named subgroups including metalloids, and distinguish nonmetals from metals, metalloids, noble gases as a subgroup and non-metallic materials.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain nonmetals, relay properties, periodic table position and classification debates from chemistry sources with differing schemes attributed, describe the named subgroups including metalloids, and distinguish nonmetals from metals, metalloids, noble gases as a subgroup and non-metallic materials.

A chemical element that generally lacks metallic properties, being a poor conductor of heat and electricity and tending to gain electrons, commonly including hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, selenium, the halogens and the noble gases, and grouped by some sources as diatomic nonmetals such as hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine and polyatomic nonmetals such as carbon, phosphorus, sulfur and selenium; metalloids such as boron, silicon, arsenic and tellurium have intermediate properties and are classified variously, since IUPAC does not fix a single boundary.

What it is for: Not applicable; a class of elements.

It can be explain properties; relay periodic table position; describe named subgroups; relay classification debates.

Distinguishing features

Poor conductors

High electronegativity

Form covalent compounds

Boundary debated

What it looks like

Varied: colourless gases, black or yellow solids, and red-brown liquid bromine.

Physical character

commonly counted nonmetals: about 17-23 count - depends on scheme

location: upper right of the periodic table, plus hydrogen note

IUPAC position: no formal fixed definition of nonmetal boundary note

How it is recognised

Element lacking metallic character

Metalloid, polyatomic nonmetal, diatomic nonmetal, halogen, noble gas

Metals conduct and are malleable; metalloids are intermediate; noble gases are one nonmetal group; non-metallic materials are compounds

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

chemical element

includes -

halogen

includes -

noble gas

is contrasted with -

metal

In practice

Families and kinds

reactive nonmetals

halogens

noble gases

diatomic and polyatomic nonmetals

metalloids as borderline

Standards and regulation

IUPAC periodic table recommendations

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting one classification as universal

Confusing metalloids with nonmetals

Hazards of reactive elements such as fluorine and white phosphorus

Also called

metalloidpolyatomic nonmetaldiatomic nonmetal

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.nonmetal

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a nonmetal is.

Science.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a nonmetal, and how does it differ from metals, metalloids, noble gases as a subgroup and non-metallic materials? definition
  2. Is the question about school chemistry, a specific element or classification? boundary

Subgroups

Named subgroups.

Subgroups

Subgroups.

  1. What are metalloids, diatomic nonmetals and polyatomic nonmetals? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific subgroup? action
Chemistry Properties.

Science.

Properties

Properties.

Properties

Properties.

  1. What physical and chemical properties characterise nonmetals? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Bonding

Bonding.

Bonding

Bonding.

  1. How do nonmetals form covalent and ionic bonds? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Classification Classification debates.

Attribution.

Boundary

Metal-nonmetal boundary.

Boundary

Boundary.

  1. Why do sources disagree on which elements are nonmetals or metalloids, with schemes attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits metalloid? action

Periodic table

Periodic table colours.

Periodic table

Periodic table.

  1. How do different periodic tables colour nonmetal categories? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Life and safety.

Context.

Life

Elements of life.

Life

Life.

  1. Why do nonmetals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen dominate living matter? provenance
  2. Which entry fits CHON? action

Hazards

Hazardous nonmetals.

Hazards

Hazards.

  1. Which nonmetals are especially hazardous, at reference level? provenance
  2. Which entry fits white phosphorus? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should metalloid be a separate primary entry?
  • How should classification schemes be recorded?
  • How should IUPAC sources be linked?