GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The metals are on the bottom left in the periodic table, and the nonmetals are at the top right. The semimetals lie along a diagonal line separating the metals and nonmetals. An interactive Periodic table can be found Periodic Table of the Elements, LibreTexts .

Detailed explanation-2: -The elements in Group 1 of the periodic table are the alkali metals. Group 1 metals are shiny, malleable, and ductile.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the modern periodic table, the groups on the left side contain elements that have very few electrons in their outermost shell. These elements prefer donating electrons in order to obtain a noble gas configuration. Therefore, the left side of the modern periodic table consists of metals.

Detailed explanation-4: -They occupy the first group of the periodic table. The s-block elements having only one electron in their s-orbital are called group one or alkali metals. The alkali metals consist of the chemical elements: Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs), and Francium (Fr).

Detailed explanation-5: -Metals are located on the left of the periodic table, and nonmetals are located on the upper right. They are separated by a diagonal band of semimetals.