(metal,metalloid) A nonmetal is a substance that conducts heat and electricity poorly, is brittle or waxy or gaseous, and cannot be hammered into sheets or drawn into wire. Nonmetals gain electrons easily to form anions . About 20% of the known chemical elements are nonmetals.
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Meaning of NONMETAL in English
General chemistry English glossary. Английский глоссарий общей химии. 2012