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not good conductors, they don't have a metalic luster, dull (not shiny)

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non cundoctors,non lusturous, and non ductile except a few exceptions

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wrong stupid

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most of the time it has a negative charge when its in a ionic bond. In a covalent bond it only bonds with other nonmetals. in a ionic bond it only bonds with a metal. hope it helps a little.

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not good conductors, they don't have a metalic luster, dull (not shiny)

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gain electrons,

poor conductor of heat,

poor conuctor of energy,

brittle like solid,

nonmetalic color

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they dont look alike

they are liquid and soild or gas

non conducters

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