Relative to the zig-zag line drawn in the p-block, where are the metal…

Question

Relative to the zig-zag line drawn in the p-block, where are the metals located?

Accepted Answer

D. On the left side of the line

1. A zig-zag line is drawn through the p-block.
2. All metals lie on the left of this line.
3. All nonmetals lie on the right, with metalloids along the border.
4. Rule out C: it is the metalloids, not the metals, that sit along the line.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology, Ch 2 "Periodic Classification of Elements", p.30_

Answer

Only in the f-block rows

Answer

On the right side of the line

Answer

Along the line itself