The difference between metals and non-metals can be drawn clearly on the following premises:
The natural elements that are hard, shiny, opaque and dense are metals.
Metals are electropositive in nature as they easily lose electrons, so they are reducing agents.
Metals have a crystalline structure, whereas non-metals possess amorphic structure.
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The need for more soldiers to go to war and women to work, which meant more reproduction among males and females. And parents wanted their lineage to carry on throughout the years. The Baby Boomers