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Is each of the following elements a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?a. calciumb. sulfurc. a shiny elementd. an element that is a gas at room temperaturee. located in Group 8A (18)f. bromineg. telluriumh. silver

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Is each of the following elements a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?a. calciumb. sulfurc. a shiny elementd. an element that is a gas at room temperaturee. located in Group 8A (18)f. bromineg. telluriumh. silver

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Solution 13QPStep 1 of 2:The goal of the problem is to identify the given elements a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid. * In the periodic table, the elements placed on the left of the row (period) are metals and elements placed on the right are nonmetals and it also contains noble gases. * Metalloids are the chemical elements that have properties both metals and nonmetals.* Metalloids are the elements that are found along the stair-step line that distinguishes metals from nonmetals.Below is the periodic table indicating, metals, nonmetals and metalloids:

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