A mystery element is non-metal because non-metal can't conduct electricity.
We know that metalloids have some physical properties of metals and some of non-metals. They have the ability to conduct heat and electricity and they are shiny like metals but brittle like nonmetals so we can conclude that a mystery element is non-metal because non-metal can't conduct electricity.
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