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Nonmetals also have high electron affinity. This means that it is energetically favorable to add an electron to a nonmetal. So, nonmetals can be easily reduced. Metals tend to have low electron affinity so it is more difficult to add electrons (or reduce them). In short: Metals have low ionization energies and low electron affinities so they are readily oxidized. Nonmetals have high ionization energies and high electron affinities so they are readily reduced.
Some of the nonmetals are gasses at room temperature, some are solids, one (bromine) is a liquid. Unlike metals, some of the nonmetals exist as distinct molecules. Nonmetals generally form negative ions. Metalloids have properties of both metals and nonmetals and do not fit neatly into either category.They are often lustrous like metals but tend to be brittle like nonmetals. metalloids are classified as semiconductors as they have a moderate ability to conduct heat and electricity. They are solid at room temperature..onmetals generally form negative ions. Metalloids have properties of both metals and nonmetals and do not fit neatly into either category. They are often lustrous like metals but tend to be brittle like nonmetals.