A comprehensive guide to the periodic table's elements, their properties, and classification, focusing on metals, nonmetals, and metalloids and their distinct characteristics in chemical reactions and physical states.
• Properties of metals include high conductivity, malleability, and tendency to lose electrons, with most reactive metals found in the lower left portion of the periodic table
• Nonmetals on the periodic table exhibit properties like brittleness and high electronegativity, with fluorine being the most reactive non metal
• The periodic table contains distinct groups with similar properties, including active metals list members like alkali metals and transition metals
• Periodic trends show systematic changes in properties across periods and down groups, affecting characteristics like atomic size and reactivity