Question

Where on the periodic table are the metals found?

A. on the left side
B. on the right side
C. in the far right column
D. in the second and third rows

Answer 1

on the left side.  The alkali metals are group 1, the alkaline earth metals are group 2, and the transition metals are groups 3-12.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. on the left side.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are two opposite categories: that of metals and that of nonmetals. With intermediate physical and chemical properties, a third group is defined: that of metalloids.

Metals are chemical elements, extracted from the earth or produced by metal alloys, which serve - mostly - as conductors of heat and electricity. They have all or a large part of the following physical properties: solid state at normal temperature, except mercury, which is liquid; opacity, except in very thin layers; good electrical and thermal conductors; brilliant, once polished, and crystalline structure in a solid state.

Metals are separated from Non-Metale in the periodic table by a diagonal line of elements. The elements to the left of this diagonal are metals, while the elements to the right are nonmetals. The elements that make up this diagonal - boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, polonium and astate - have both metallic and non-metallic properties.

So, the correct answer is A. on the left side.