Anon-metal breaks easily. What is a term for this? Chemistry The Periodic Table Metals and Nonmetals 1 Answer anor277 Dec 18, 2016 #"Brittle, Fragile, Frangible..........."# Explanation: Metals tend to be #"malleable"#, and #"ductile"#. What do (i) these terms mean, and (ii) why are these properties important for the uses to which we normally put metals? Answer link Related questions How are metalloids different from metals? How many nonmetals are there in the periodic table? Why are metalloids described as semiconductors? Why metals are good conductors of electricity? Why are metals malleable? What elements are metals? Why are metals ductile instead of brittle? Why do nonmetals form anions? What nonmetals are most chemically reactive? What elements are liquid at room temperature? See all questions in Metals and Nonmetals Impact of this question 4068 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License