What are some examples of nonmetals and their uses?

Carbon, it's a non-metal and the basis of all known life on Earth. Also, due to having many useful allotropes, carbon has many uses. In the form of diamond it's used to harden tools and drill bits to make more durable and precise cutting instruments. read more

Metalloids to the right of the D-block have properties of both metals and non-metals. Having both metal and non-metal properties, these elements are used in the manufacture of what are called semiconductors. Ga, As, Se, etc. are used as dopants of silicon and germanium to create PN junctions of semiconductors. read more

Nonmetals may have names ending with -gen, -ine, or -on (examples: hydrogen, oxygen, chlorine, argon). Uses for Metals and Nonmetals Metals' uses are directly linked to their qualities. read more

These are some uses of non-metals. In addition to these uses non-metals are essential building blocks of naturally occuring compounds. e.g. nitrogen,carbon and hydrogen in amino acids. These amino acids then form proteins. read more