Metal Element

The physical properties of metals have characteristic such as shiny, hard, high density, malleable, high melting point and can conduct electricity and heat well.

Abbreviations

• MET - Metal

 

There are 14 rare earth chemical elements in the actinide series which are between actinium (atomic #89) and nobelium (atomic #102) on the Periodic Table. Lawrencium (atomic #103) in the periodic table is a transition metal, but according to IUPAC it is a actinide.

Lawrencium (atomic #103) is grouped with Transition Metals.

Actinide Element
Element Name	Element Symbol	Atomic Number	Periodic Group Number	Periodic Period Number
Actinium	Ac	89	-	7
Americium	Am	95	-	7
Berkelium	Bk	97	-	7
Californium	Cf	98	-	7
Curium	Cm	96	-	7
Einsteinium	Es	99	-	7
Fermium	Fm	100	-	7
Mendelevium	Md	101	-	7
Neptunium	Np	93	-	7
Nobelium	No	102	-	7
Plutonium	Pu	94	-	7
Protactinium	Pa	91	-	7
Thorium	Th	90	-	7
Uranium	U	92	-	7

 

The alkali metals are found in Group 1 of the Periodic Table and they are highly reactive and usually found with other elements in nature, rarely by themselves. These are silvery colored, soft, low density metals.

Hydrogen is also found in group 1, even though it is classified as a Other Nonmetal. It rarely has the characteristics of an alkali metal, but when it is under extremely high pressure it acts like one.

Alkali Metal Element
Element Name	Element Symbol	Atomic Number	Periodic Group Number	Periodic Period Number
Caesium	Cs	55	1	6
Francium	Fr	87	1	7
Lithium	Li	3	1	2
Potassium	K	19	1	4
Rubidium	Rb	37	1	5
Sodium	Na	11	1	3

 

The alkaline earth metals are found in Group 2 of the Periodic Table and they are name after their oxides. These elements are silver colored, soft metals that will only melt at very high temperatures.

Lutetium (atomic #71) is grouped with Transition Metals.

Alkaline Earth Metal Element
Element Name	Element Symbol	Atomic Number	Periodic Group Number	Periodic Period Number
Barium	Ba	56	2	6
Beryllium	Be	4	2	2
Calcium	Ca	20	2	4
Magnesium	Mg	12	2	3
Radium	Ra	88	2	7
Strontium	Sr	38	2	5

 

There are 14 rare earth chemical elements in the lanthanide series which are between lanthanum (atomic #57) and ytterbium (atomic #70) on the Periodic Table. Lutetium (atomic #71) in the periodic table is a transitional metal, but according to IUPAC it is a lanthanide.

Lutetium (atomic #71) is grouped with Transition Metals.

Lanthanide Element
Element Name	Element Symbol	Atomic Number	Periodic Group Number	Periodic Period Number
Cerium	Ce	58	-	6
Dysprosium	Dy	66	-	6
Erbium	Er	68	-	6
Europium	Eu	63	-	6
Gadolinium	Gd	64	-	6
Holmium	Ho	67	-	6
Lanthanum	La	57	-	6
Neodymium	Nd	60	-	6
Praseodymium	Pr	59	-	6
Promethium	Pm	61	-	6
Samarium	Sm	62	-	6
Terbium	Tb	65	-	6
Thulium	Tm	69	-	6
Ytterbium	Yb	70	-	6

 

Post-transition Metal Element
Element Name	Element Symbol	Atomic Number	Periodic Group Number	Periodic Period Number
Aluminum	Al	13	13	3
Bismuth	Bi	83	15	6
Gallium	Ga	31	13	4
Indium	In	49	13	5
Lead	Pb	82	14	6
Thallium	Tl	81	13	6
Tin	Sn	50	14	5
Ununhexium	Uuh	116	16	7
Ununpentium	Uup	115	15	7
Ununquadium	Uuq	114	14	7
Ununtrium	Uut	113	13	7

 

Transition Metal Element
Element Name	Element Symbol	Atomic Number	Periodic Group Number	Periodic Period Number
Bohrium	Bh	107	7	7
Cadmium	Cd	48	12	5
Chromium	Cr	24	6	4
Cobalt	Co	27	9	4
Copper	Cu	29	11	4
Dubnium	Db	105	5	7
Gold	Au	79	11	6
Hahnium	Hf	72	4	6
Hassium	Hs	108	8	7
Iridium	Ir	77	9	6
Iron	Fe	26	8	4
Manganese	Mn	25	7	4
Mercury	Hg	80	12	6
Molybdenum	Mo	42	6	5
Nickel	Ni	28	10	4
Niobium	Nb	41	5	5
Osmium	Os	76	8	6
Palladium	Pd	46	10	5
Platinum	Pt	78	10	6
Rhenium	Re	75	7	6
Rhodium	Rh	45	9	5
Rutherfordium	Rf	104	4	7
Ruthenium	Ru	44	8	5
Scandium	Sc	21	3	4
Seaborgium	Sg	106	6	7
Silver	Ag	47	11	5
Tantalum	Ta	73	5	6
Technetium	Tc	43	7	5
Titanium	Ti	22	4	4
Tungsten	W	74	6	6
Ununbium	Uub	112	12	7
Vanadium	V	23	5	4
Yttrium	Y	39	3	5
Zinc	Zn	30	12	4
Zirconium	Zr	40	4	5