Characteristics of Elements
Alkali Metals The alkali metals, found in group 1 of the periodic table are very reactive metals. Therefore, they are ready to lose that...
Metallic Character
Metallic character decreases as you move across the periodic table from left to right and increases as you move from top to bottom. ...
Ordering of Elements
The Periodic Table of the Elements arranges all of the known elements in an specific order. Elements are arranged of increasing atomic...
Groups and Families
Alkali metals The alkali metals, found in group 1 of the periodic table, are highly reactive metals. These metals have only one electron...
Trends
Atomic radius The atomic radius describes the size of the atom. The atomic radius decrease when moving across a period from left to...
Metals, Non-metals, Metalloids
Metals In the periodic table, you can see a stair-stepped line starting at Boron (B), atomic number 5, and going all the way down to...