Explanation Metals and nonmetals differ in their chemical properties also. The difference in chemical properties are not that much clear as seen in physical properties between metals and nonmetals. Some of the metals and nonmetals are very active. They readily combine with other elements to form stable compounds. On the other hand some of them are inactive. They have very less tendency to react with other elements to form compounds. When an active element reacts with other elements a large amount of heat is generated. This huge amount of heat is not usually generated when inactive elements reacts. The relative activities of the elements can be found by measuring the heat liberated during a similar chemical reaction . A partial list of few metals and nonmetals are shown below in the Figure 1...

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