Older houses donât have their data inputted into the database as of yet. If youâre lucky enough to live in one of these older buildings you should check as to whether your property is in the database. If it isnât, your housing deed documents are important. Keep them safe and keep them secure.
In terms of non-metals, the electrons are held tightly by the nucleus. Therefore nonmetals are very unwilling to give their electrons away. Nonmetals don't donate electrons as easily as metals, so society and chemists from the early ages distinguished between metals and nonmetals, Regards, Mike
1 Nonmetals are not dense, dull, do not conduct heat and electricity, tend to gain electrons. 2  Metalloids are elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals. 3  They are dull or shiny, and partially conduct heat and electricity.