Explain about the characteristic of non - metals.

Explanation

Non - metals are located at the top right hand side of the periodic table.
(ii) In a period , and we move from left to right the non - metallic character increases while the metallic character increases as we go down a proup.
(iii) They are poor conductors of heat and electricity .
Most of the non - metallic solids are brittle and neither malleable nor ductile.