Question

What are the Metallic and Non-metallic Character of an element?

Answer 1

metals will be hard , sonorous, malleable,lustrous,ductile and non metals will be opposite of such quality

Answer 2

Answer:

Non metallic character :

Those elements which have a tendency to gain electrons, in order to attain octet in their outermost orbit, are considered as non metal .

Metallic character :

Those elements which have a tendency to lose their valency electrons ( electron of the outermost orbit ) and form a positive ion, are considered metals..

EXAMPLES :

Metallic : Na - e- = Na+

(2,8,1) (2,8)