Some non-metals do not have all of these common properties. For example, carbon has two main forms - graphite found in pencils, and diamond. Both graphite and diamond have very high melting points ...

Metals recycling is a major industry worldwide. A lot of recyclers specialise in processing non-ferrous metals. Today, this part of the global recycling market is valued at almost EUR 580 billion.

By Colin Jeffrey August 10, 2015 Researchers at the University of Leeds have altered the quantum interaction of electrons in non-magnetic metals to make them magnetic University of Leeds View 1 Images ...

Atoms of group 1 elements have one electron in their outer shell, and atoms of group 2 elements have two electrons in their outer shell. Elements in groups 6, 7 and 0 are non-metals.