Question

1) Explain the trend in the Modern Periodic Table with respect to Metallic Character and Non-metallic Character.

2) Is Hydrogen the most reactive metal? Or given, random location of elements and we r asked to find which is the most reactive metal, should we simply choose the element which is at the top left corner?

Answer 1

Dear Student, non metallic character you can relate with the electronegativity as metallic character is described by the electropositive character.As electronegativity increase along the period non metallic character increase.