Metallic character
by: qit villorante
The Metallic Property of the elements “decreases as we go across from LEFT to RIGHT” and “increases as one goes from TOP to BOTTOM”.
Elements with metallic property have the ability to lose electrons.
Elements with metallic property have the ability to lose electrons.
Reference
Chemistry lectures
http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Inorganic_Chemistry/Descriptive_Chemistry/Periodic_Table_of_the_Elements/Periodic_Trends
Chemistry lectures
http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Inorganic_Chemistry/Descriptive_Chemistry/Periodic_Table_of_the_Elements/Periodic_Trends