Wondering how to use Nonmetal in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as nonmetallic or metalloid.
Nonmetal meaning
An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.
Synonyms of Nonmetal
Using Nonmetal
- The main meaning on this page is: An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.
- Useful related words include: nonmetallic, metalloid, metallic, chemical element.
Context around Nonmetal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nonmetal
- In this selection, "nonmetal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, metal, same, usually and compound stand out and add context to how "nonmetal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include either a nonmetal or a and element usually nonmetal whose electron. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nonmetal" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nonmetal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Astatine is usually classified as either a nonmetal or a metalloid ; citation citation metal formation has also been predicted. (19 words)
The atom of another element (usually nonmetal), whose electron affinity is positive, then accepts the electron(s), again to attain a stable electron configuration, and after accepting electron(s) the atom becomes an anion. (34 words)
This unique feature lets us envision the possibility of synthesis and use of other unusual metal-nonmetal compound materials in various applications," said lead author Jaeyoung Hong, an Illinois graduate student in Su's lab. (35 words)
Nomenclature When it was realized that some metals form two different binary compounds with the same nonmetal, the two compounds were often distinguished by using the ending -ic for the higher metal oxidation state and the ending -ous for the lower. (41 words)
This unique feature lets us envision the possibility of synthesis and use of other unusual metal-nonmetal compound materials in various applications," said lead author Jaeyoung Hong, an Illinois graduate student in Su's lab. (35 words)
The atom of another element (usually nonmetal), whose electron affinity is positive, then accepts the electron(s), again to attain a stable electron configuration, and after accepting electron(s) the atom becomes an anion. (34 words)
Example sentences (4)
This unique feature lets us envision the possibility of synthesis and use of other unusual metal-nonmetal compound materials in various applications," said lead author Jaeyoung Hong, an Illinois graduate student in Su's lab.
Astatine is usually classified as either a nonmetal or a metalloid ; citation citation metal formation has also been predicted.
Nomenclature When it was realized that some metals form two different binary compounds with the same nonmetal, the two compounds were often distinguished by using the ending -ic for the higher metal oxidation state and the ending -ous for the lower.
The atom of another element (usually nonmetal), whose electron affinity is positive, then accepts the electron(s), again to attain a stable electron configuration, and after accepting electron(s) the atom becomes an anion.