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  4. Part of the periodic table showing p-block is depicted below. What are the elements shown in the zig-zag boxes called? What is the nature of the elements outside this boundary on the right side of the table?

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Q. Part of the periodic table showing p-block is depicted below. What are the elements shown in the zig-zag boxes called? What is the nature of the elements outside this boundary on the right side of the table?Chemistry Question Image

Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

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Metalloids are shown by the zig-zag boxes and the elements present on the right side of the boundary are non-metals. Metals are present on the left side of the periodic table.