The correct answer among the choices listed is option B. Most of the nonmetals found are found in the right side of the periodic table. There are seventeen nonmetal elements that can found on that side. Nonmetal elements are poor conductors of heat and electricity.
Cadmium, nickel, chromium, and silver are sometimes used as protective platings. Metals have a wide range of corrosion resistance. The most active metals (i.e., those that tend to lose electrons easily)--such as magnesium and aluminum--corrode easily and are listed at the top of Table 2-1.
