Question

Identify the non metal in these compounds mgo nah albr3 and fes

Answer 1

Among the elements, there are only a few nonmetal elements compared to the metal elements. Nonmetals include the noble gases - radon, helium, argon, neon, xenon, and krypton. Other nonmetals are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, fluorine, argon, sulfur, chlorine, iodine, bromine, selenium, and astatine. Thus, the nonmetals in the listed compounds are:

MgO - O (oxygen)
NaH - H (hydrogen)
AlBr₃ - Br (bromine)
FeS - S (sulfur)

Answer 2

Answer;

• MgO - O (oxygen)
• NaH - H (hydrogen)
• AlBr₃-Br (bromine)
• FeS - S (sulfur)

Explanation;

Nonmetal elements occupy the upper right-hand corner of the periodic table. In other words non metals occupy the last three columns of the periodic table.

All non metals have similar chemical properties that differ from the elements considered to be metals. Nonmetal element group consists of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur and selenium.

Properties of nonmetals differ from those of metals by a great margin, they include:

• dull,
• not shiny
• poor conductor of heat
• poor conductor of electricity
• high ionization energies
• high electronegativity, etc.