Question

What is an element? What are the different types of elements?

Answer 1

Element

• Element refers to the composition of the same type of atoms that can not be broken down into simpler forms by any physical or chemical methods.
• For example, sodium, calcium, and magnesium elements.

Different types of elements

• The elements are classified as metal, non-metal, and metalloid.
• The extreme left side elements in the periodic table are metals, for example, sodium, calcium, caesium, etc.
• However, elements on the right side are generally referred to as non-metals, carbon, chlorine, oxygen, etc.
• The metals and non-metals are separated by a diagonal line of elements known as the metalloids.
• Some metalloids are silicon, arsenic, antimony and many more.