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you are studying an element that is a gas at room temperature. Is it most likely a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

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It is 100% Nonmetal, why? Because gas is not metallic (so that crosses out metals and metalloids), and can't conduct, in any way.
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Nonmetal, for example, the Noble Gases, or Hydrogen.
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