Question

Use the drop-down menus to classify the elements as alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, or transition metals.

Nickel (Ni): Potassium (K): Cadmium (Cd): Calcium (Ca): Barium (Ba):

Answer 1

Nickel (Ni): transition metal

Potassium (K): alkali metal

Cadmium (Cd): transition metal

Calcium (Ca): alkaline earth metal

Barium (Ba): alkaline earth metal

Answer 2

The following are the classification of each element above:

Nickel - Transitional Metal
Potassium- Alkali Metal
Cadmium- Transitional Metal
Calcium- Alkaline Earth Metal
Barium- Alkaline Earth Metal

I attached a color-coded, labelled period table that will help to see the derivative of my responses.