On Table upper right Non-metals we see Insulation they provide ‘Gainst heat, ee-lectricity Most of them are gases As with the Noble six Plus N2 and O2, that Make near all our air mix Brittle, dull when solid Low melting point, density Form acidic oxides, and Gain electrons readily [Break] The non-metal elements At standard temp and pressure Are the only group we find In three states of matter [Break] Bro-meen 35 Is the lone liquid one Toxic and corrosive, yet Needed to make collagen [Break] Too is hydrogen unique For it sits quite separate At topmost left of Table, for It sometimes shows metallic trait [Break] Electron Affinity Is their greatest property Means they grab electrons, and Mostly bond co-vay-lunt-lee [Break] With non-metal elements E-G Carbon, Sulfur, know When pure: non-polar sollutes In water solvent don’t much go [Break] But bonded to Oxygen As oxides they will dissolve In water, acidicly And weather rock, chemically [Break] On Table upper right Non-metals we see Insulation they provide ‘Gainst heat, ee-lectricity Most of them are gases As with the Noble six Plus N2 and O2, that Make near all our air mix Brittle, dull when solid Low melting point, density Form acidic oxides, and Gain electrons readily [Break] When neutron number varies We call that an Isotope But only changed arrangement? That there is an Allo-trope [Break] Of the former type We have Carbon-14 It starts off as Nitrogen Then cosmic rays intervene [Break] These hypercharged Protons Strike and shatter atoms The Neutrons that fly out Join nuclei of Nitrogens [Break] Which then lose a Proton For sake of stability It’s used in photosynthesis And in archaeology [Break] Now to Carbon allo-tropes Of these are well-known Slidy, soft Graphite ‘ledd’ Latticed, hard Diamond ‘stone’ [Break] Plus the super-conn-ductive Honey-combed, flat Graphene Flexible, transparent It’s perfect for a touchscreen [Break] And carbon nano-tubes Of structure cylindrical High in tensile strength, and Conn-ductivity thermal [Break] On Table upper right Non-metals we see Insulation they provide ‘Gainst heat, ee-lectricity Most of them are gases As with the Noble six Plus N2 and O2, that Make near all our air mix Brittle, dull when solid Low melting point, density Form acidic oxides, and Gain electrons readily
