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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
An element that typically conducts heat and electricity poorly and is brittle when solid.
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Specification 1c · Paper 1
Revise: Properties of Metals and Non-metalsMetals and non-metals are two broad groups of elements. Their typical behaviours differ, but classification depends on a pattern of properties rather than one feature alone.
Use ‘usually’ or ‘typically’ when comparing metals and non-metals: the patterns have exceptions.
Do not confuse non-ferrous metals with non-metals: copper and aluminium are non-ferrous, but they are still metals.
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