Question

What part of periodic table is metals?

Answer 1

Position of metals in periodic table:

• The periodic table is an arrangement of all the elements in accordance with their increasing atomic number and recurring chemical properties.
• The metals are present on the left side of the periodic table except Hydrogen ($\mathrm{H}$) which is a non-metal and on the middle of the periodic table.
• The non-metals are present on the right side of the periodic table and the elements which are placed between metals and non-metals are called metalloids.
• The periodic table can be represented as follows: