Metal (Periodic Table)

Metal is a ductile and malleable lustrous material that is a good conductor of heat and electricity.

Metals include alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, lanthanides, actinides, transition metals, and post-transition metals. On the periodic table, 85 out of 118 known elements are metals. The other ten unknown chemical properties from meitnerium to oganesson are likely to be metals. And the rest of the elements are metalloids and nonmetals.

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8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

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period

1

1 H

2 He

2

3 Li

4 Be

5 B

6 C

7 N

8 O

9 F

10 Ne

3

11 Na

12 Mg

13 Al

14 Si

15 P

16 S

17 Cl

18 Ar

4

19 K

20 Ca

21 Sc

22 Ti

23 V

24 Cr

25 Mn

26 Fe

27 Co

28 Ni

29 Cu

30 Zn

31 Ga

32 Ge

33 As

34 Se

35 Br

36 Kr

5

37 Rb

38 Sr

39 Y

40 Zr

41 Nb

42 Mo

43 Tc

44 Ru

45 Rh

46 Pd

47 Ag

48 Cd

49 In

50 Sn

51 Sb

52 Te

53 I

54 Xe

6

55 Cs

56 Ba

72 Hf

73 Ta

74 W

75 Re

76 Os

77 Ir

78 Pt

79 Au

80 Hg

81 Tl

82 Pb

83 Bi

84 Po

85 At

86 Rn

7

87 Fr

88 Ra

104 Rf

105 Db

106 Sg

107 Bh

108 Hs

109 Mt

110 Ds

111 Rg

112 Cn

113 Nh

114 Fl

115 Mc

116 Lv

117 Ts

118 Og

57 La

58 Ce

59 Pr

60 Nd

61 Pm

62 Sm

63 Eu

64 Gd

65 Tb

66 Dy

67 Ho

68 Er

69 Tm

70 Yb

71 Lu

89 Ac

90 Th

91 Pa

92 U

93 Np

94 Pu

95 Am

96 Cm

97 Bk

98 Cf

99 Es

100 Fm

101 Md

102 No

103 Lr

metal
	– alkali metal		– actinide
	– alkaline earth metal		– transition metal
	– lanthanide		– post transition metal

FAQs on Metal (Periodic Table)

‣ How many metals are on the periodic table? Out of 118 known chemical elements, there are a total of 85 metals on the periodic table.

‣ Is group 4 metal or nonmetal? Group 4 includes four transition elements (titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and rutherfordium) which are all metals.

‣ What is the most reactive metal on the periodic table? The most reactive metal on the periodic table is francium.

‣ Which group of the periodic table contains coinage metal? The group 11 elements include the coinage metals.

‣ What is the lightest metal on the periodic table? The lightest metal on the periodic table is lithium.

‣ Where are metals located on the periodic table? Most of the metals (except hydrogen, which is a nonmetal) are on the left side of the periodic table.

‣ Where is the most reactive metal on the periodic table? The most reactive metals are at the bottom-left corner of the periodic table.

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Related:

• Periodic Table of Elements

Also Read:

• Blocks in Periodic Table
• Groups in Periodic Table
• Periods in Periodic Table
• Alkali Metals in Periodic Table
• Alkaline Earth Metals in Periodic Table
• Lanthanides in Periodic Table
• Actinides in Periodic Table
• Transition Metals in Periodic Table
• Post Transition Metals in Periodic Table
• Metalloids in Periodic Table
• Nonmetals in Periodic Table
• Reactive Nonmetals in Periodic Table
• Noble Gases in Periodic Table