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What are the 3 main parts of the periodic table?

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Todd Gurley

Todd Gurley

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

Metals, Metalloids, and non-metals are the three main parts of the periodic table. In total, there are over one hundred elements of the periodic table. All of these elements are organized and arranged by their atomic number. Each of these parts of the periodic table have their own spot to make it easy to identify what the element is.

Metals can be found on the left side of the table. These elements will have high melting points. Metalloids are in the middle. They are in the middle because they share some characteristics that metals and non-metals have. Non-metals are on the right side of the table

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K. Myers

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

There are people who are very much interested in the periodic table because they want to know more about the different elements. The periodic table can be divided into three parts. These parts are metals, non-metals, and finally, metalloids.

Take note that while these categories are broad, the different elements that can be found in the periodic table can be divided even more into smaller categories. There are also some rare earth elements that may not be considered very common on earth.

Take note that the periodic table will only contain elements that can be found on earth. There is a possibility that there are other elements that are outside space that has not been discovered yet.

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D. Nichols

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Answered Feb 09, 2021

The periodic table is also known as the periodic table of elements; it is one of the most important tools used in chemistry. It is an organized array of all chemical elements in rows and columns according to their basic characteristics. The three main parts of the periodic tables are metals, non-metals, and metalloids. ]

The three major classifications as metals regions on the left, non-metals on the right, and metalloids in between the periodic table. Properties of metals include being hard solids and high melting points; metalloids are between metals and non-metals. Nonmetals have no metallic luster; they are often liquid and gases—the structure of the table periodic trends.

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M. Jabrowsky

M. Jabrowsky

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Answered Feb 01, 2021

The following are the three main parts of the periodic table:

1. Metalloids: This part of the periodic table is between metals and non-metals. These elements look like metal, but they are truly brittle. Examples of metalloids are silicon.

2. Metals: This part of the periodic table is on the left side of the table. These elements are solids that are hard and they will have a melting point that is extremely high.

3. Non-metals: These elements are on the right side of the periodic table. These elements will not have any luster and they are either liquids or gases.

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I. Woods

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Answered Jan 29, 2021

The periodic table may be broken into three main parts: metals, semimetals, and non-metals. The periodic chart of elements is one of the truly important tools utilized in chemistry. Metals: except for hydrogen, the elements on the left- hand side of the periodic table are metals.

Semimetals: metalloids have multiple forms. They can be made to conduct electricity under certain conditions. Non-metals: These are typically poor conductors of heat and electricity. They are frequently liquids and gases at room temperature and pressure.

The arrangement of the periodic table organizes elements with similar properties. The general classifications are groups and periods. Element groups are the columns of the table. Atoms of elements within a group have the same number of valence electrons.

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Anthony Paul Bonadio

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Answered Jan 28, 2021

The 3 main parts of the periodic table are metals, metalloids, and non-metals. The periodic table consists of over one hundred elements, and each element is arranged in order of increasing atomic number. Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table and belongs to the same position as the metals, but chemists don't see hydrogen as metal, though it can also behave like a metal.

The left-hand side of the periodic table is the part that contains the metals. All of these elements have certain properties in common. For instance, they have; high thermal and electrical conductivity, high melting points, and they readily lose electrons.

The metalloids are in the middle of the periodic table; they fall between the metals and the non-metals. As a result, they share some of the properties of metals and non-metals. Lastly, the right side of the periodic table is the part that contains the non-metals.

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Answered Jul 15, 2019

The correct answer to this question is Metalloids, metals, and non-metals. Periodic tables are used in chemistry, and it includes elements. Metals are the elements on the left side of the periodic table. Properties of metals include being hard solids and having high melting points. Metalloids are between metals and non-metals.

They are in a zigzag line towards the right of the table. A property of them is their ability to conduct electricity. The last part is the non-metals, which is on the right side of the table. Unlike metals, non-metals have no metallic luster, and they are often liquids and gases instead of solids.

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haydenelizabeth95

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Answered Mar 08, 2018

Metalloids, metals, non-metals
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