Textbook Question
Using the Chemistry Link to Health: Elements Essential to Health, answer each of the following:a. What is a micromineral?
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4. Atoms and Elements
Periodic Table: Classifications
Multiple Choice
On the periodic table, are there more metals or nonmetals?
A
There are equal numbers of metals and nonmetals.
B
There are more metals than nonmetals.
C
There are more nonmetals than metals.
D
The periodic table contains only metalloids, not metals or nonmetals.
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Understand the classification of elements on the periodic table: elements are generally categorized as metals, nonmetals, or metalloids based on their properties.
Recall that metals are typically found on the left and center of the periodic table, and they include groups such as alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, and others.
Nonmetals are located on the right side of the periodic table and include elements like oxygen, nitrogen, and the halogens.
Metalloids have properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals and are found along the zig-zag line dividing metals and nonmetals.
Compare the number of elements in each category by considering the layout of the periodic table: since metals occupy a larger portion of the table, there are more metals than nonmetals.
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