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Explanation:
An element is a substance that cannot be chemically converted to another substance or broken down chemically into other substances.
Elements are represented by symbols. The symbol of an element may be the first one or two letters from its English or Latin name. For instance, the symbol of nitrogen is N. This symbol was derived from the first letter of its English name. The symbol for sodium is Na. This was derived from the first two letters of its Latin name, Natrium.
The periodic table is divided into horizontal rows called periods and vertical columns called groups. All members of the same period have the same number of electron shells while all members of the same group have the same number of valence electrons.
Metals are found towards the left hand side of the periodic table while non metals are found towards the right hand side of the periodic table. Metals looses electrons easily while nonmetals accepts electrons easily. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity while non metals are poor conductors of heat and electricity.Metalloids have properties intermediate between those of metals and non metals and are found at the boarder line between metals and non metals in the periodic table. Metalloids include; silicon, boron, germanium, etc. The electrical conductivity of metalloids increases with temperature while the electrical conductivity of metals decreases with temperature.
