How do you rank metallic character?

Answer 1

Usually by electronegativity, i.e. the ability to attract electron density towards oneself. For example:

That is reflected in that:

Hence, #"Li"# is more of a metal than #"N"#, which is obvious, because #"N"_2# is a gas in natural conditions, and #"Li"# is literally of the "alkali metal" class.

Overall, it therefore means that metallic character has a general trend towards the lower left of the periodic table (with some exceptions in the transition metals of course).

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Answer 2

Avery Adams

Metallic character is ranked based on the tendency of an element to exhibit properties characteristic of metals. This can be determined by factors such as ionization energy, electron affinity, and atomic radius. Generally, metallic character increases down a group and decreases across a period on the periodic table.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.