Question

Metals have high melting and boiling points and are often shiny and silvery. Which of the blocks are metals?

Answer 1

Answer:

S and p blocks elements are considered metals while d-block elements are considered transition metals.    

Explanation:

s-block consist of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium and francium metals.

All are these called alkali metals.

These metals have one valance electron.

These metals are soft and having low density.

They easily lose their one valance electron and form cation with +1 charge.

They have low melting points.

P- block elements includes beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium metals.

They are called alkaline earth metals.

All are these have two valance electrons.

They easily lose their valance electrons and form cation with charge of +2.

These metals are also very soft.

They form salt with halogens.

They are also very reactive metals.