Where Are Metals Located on the Periodic Table?
The full name of the periodic table is the Periodic Table of the Elements. It is characterized visually as a multi-colored table of rows and columns that lists all the elements of the earth from lowest atomic number to highest. Features The elements on the periodic table are broken down into three basic groups, metals, non-metals and metalloids. Significance Metals are by far the most abundant of the groups, accounting for more than 75 percent of the elements listed on the table. Alkali/Alkaline Metals Starting from the left, the first two rows on the periodic table (except for helium) contain the alkali and alkaline earth metals like lithium and magnesium. The Majority Most of the periodic table is composed of the transition elements, lanthanoids, and actinoids. These can be found in columns three through 12, as well as the two rows set off by themselves at the bottom. The Rest The remaining metals occupy parts of columns 13 through 16 and include aluminum, gallium, germanium, indium,
