element
substances that contain only one type of atom
metal element properties
lustrous, solid, strong conductors, bendy, can be stretched into wires
non metal element properties
solid or gaseous, not shiny, insulators, brittle (easily broken)
metalloid
act like non metals but have some metal properties
Monatomic
consisting of one atom
Molecular atoms
are two or more atoms of the same element bound together
crystal lattices
many atoms of the same element bound together, a pattern - mostly metals