Question

Henry finds an element that is light blue, breaks easily in his hand, and does not reflect light. How should Henry classify the element?

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Because it’s doesn’t reflect light and metals and metalloids do

Answer 2

The options are not given, here are the options.

metal

a. Metal

b. a metalloid

c. a non-metal

d. a gas

The correct option is C.

Non metal

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry should classify it as non metals because non metals are substances or elements that are poor conductors of heat and electricity they break easily I .e meaning they lack the ducibility of metals, meaning they cannot be stretched, they are brittle, they are not shiny and does not reflect light, they have high electronegativities that is they have atoms that can hold electrons to what they have.