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Webb is testing samples of different elements. One sample is a dull, yellow solid that

breaks into powdery pieces when he hits it with a hammer. How should Webb classify
the yellow solid?
As a metal
As a nonmetal
As a gas
As a metalloid

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Answer:

i dont know

Step-by-step explanation:

User Jboockmann
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Answer: it's nonmetal

Explanation: Sulfur has characteristics of nonmetals. It does not have luster, it cannot conduct electricity, and it is brittle. On the periodic table, sulfur is in group 16/VIA, in the third period. The group is called the oxygen group or the chalcogens.

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