Researchers have revealed how some non-metal compounds mimic the behavior of their metal-based counterparts in chemical reactions. The research team led by Academy Research Fellow Heikki M.

Non-metals’ atoms generally have four ... making them reactive. Halogens react vigorously with metals and hydrogen to form halides (organic compounds with halogen atoms in their molecules).

Although it is technically a non-metal, it exhibits some ... and astatine (At). The term halogen means "salt-producing." When these elements react with metals, they produce a wide variety of ...

Only ten years ago non-metal systems based on boron- and phosphorus compounds were discovered which allow comparable reactions. "My doctoral researcher, Esther von Grotthuss, has achieved yet ...

when Antoine Lavoisier grouped the elements based on their properties into gases, non-metals, metals and earths. Several other attempts were made to group elements together over the coming decades.