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Find the element that makes plumbing pipes. is it a metal nonmetal or metalloid

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Assuming the plumbing pipe is PVC, the answer would be nonmetal
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Assuming the plumbing pipe is PVC, the answer would be nonmetal

PVC or polyvinyl chloride has a chemical formula of (C2H3Cl)n. From the element, we can see that the polyvinyl chloride is made from carbon, hydrogen, and chloride. There are no elements that belong to the metal group or metalloid group, so the plumbing pipe would be nonmetal.
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