alleryRelative to the zig-zag line drawn in the p-block, where are the metals located?
AOnly in the f-block rows
BOn the right side of the line
CAlong the line itself
DOn the left side of the line
Answer & Solution
Correct 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_
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