The characteristic of the element that shown on the periodic table can help you to predict its melting point is
- metals which are found in group 1 , 2 and group 13 have generally posses low melting
- non metals in group which are found in group 14 to group 18 low melting point in general
Explanation
melting point are varied and do not generally form a distinguishable trend across the periodic table but the above conclusion can be drawn from the periodic table