Metals Periodic Table (With Images)

Metals contribute the major part of the periodic table. Almost 78% of the elements present on the periodic table are metals.

You can see that the metals are located on the left side of the periodic table.

Well there are many more things about the metals of periodic table. 

So let’s dive right into it.

Table of contents

• What exactly are the metals?
• Alkali metals periodic table
• Alkaline earth metals periodic table
• Transition metals periodic table
• Inner transition metals periodic table
• Post transition metals periodic table
• Rare earth metals periodic table
• Heavy metals periodic table
• Reactive metals periodic table
• List of metals on the periodic table

What exactly are the metals?

Metals are the elements which are usually hard and shiny, and they can conduct heat and electricity through it. ^[1]

Metals are highly ductile as well as malleable, that means they can be drawn into thin wires and sheets.

During a chemical reaction, metals lose the valence electrons and form a positive ion.

You have already seen a few metals like iron, gold, silver, aluminum, copper, etc.

Now let’s see the different types of metals on the periodic table.

Alkali metals periodic table

Alkali metals are present in the group 1 of the periodic table.

Alkaline earth metals periodic table

Group 2 elements of the periodic table are known as Alkaline earth metals.

Transition metals periodic table

The elements lying from group 3 to group 11 are classified as transition metals.

Inner transition metals periodic table

The inner transition metals are placed at the bottom of the periodic table.

The inner transition metals are the part of transition metals only, but they are lying in the inner section of the transition metals. Hence they are known as inner transition metals.

Post transition metals periodic table

The post transition metals are the metals between the transition metals and metalloids.

Rare earth metals periodic table

Rare earth metals include all the 15 lanthanides as well as Scandium (Sc) and Yttrium (Y).

Heavy metals periodic table

Heavy metals are those metals which have higher densities or higher atomic mass.

Generally the metals having density greater than 5 g/cm³ are considered as heavy metals. ^[2]

In the above periodic table, you can see the metals that show characteristics of heavy metals.

Reactive metals periodic table

The most reactive metals present on the periodic table are Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs) and Francium (Fr).

Francium (Fr) is available in very less quantity and it is generally made in the laboratory. ^[3]

So for practical purposes, Cesium (Cs) is considered as a most reactive element on the periodic table.

List of metals on the periodic table

Here is a complete list of all the metals of the periodic table.

Atomic number	Symbol and Name of element
3	Li | Lithium
4	Be | Beryllium
11	Na | Sodium
12	Mg | Magnesium
13	Al | Aluminum
19	K | Potassium
20	Ca | Calcium
21	Sc | Scandium
22	Ti | Titanium
23	V | Vanadium
24	Cr | Chromium
25	Mn | Manganese
26	Fe | Iron
27	Co | Cobalt
28	Ni | Nickel
29	Cu | Copper
30	Zn | Zinc
31	Ga | Gallium
37	Rb | Rubidium
38	Sr | Strontium
39	Y | Yttrium
40	Zr | Zirconium
41	Nb | Niobium
42	Mo | Molybdenum
43	Tc | Technetium
44	Ru | Ruthenium
45	Rh | Rhodium
46	Pd | Palladium
47	Ag | Silver
48	Cd | Cadmium
49	In | Indium
50	Sn | Tin
55	Cs | Cesium
56	Ba | Barium
57	La | Lanthanum
58	Ce | Cerium
59	Pr | Praseodymium
60	Nd | Neodymium
61	Pm | Promethium
62	Sm | Samarium
63	Eu | Europium
64	Gd | Gadolinium
65	Tb | Terbium
66	Dy | Dysprosium
67	Ho | Holmium
68	Er | Erbium
69	Tm | Thulium
70	Yb | Ytterbium
71	Lu | Lutetium
72	Hf | Hafnium
73	Ta | Tantalum
74	W | Tungsten
75	Re | Rhenium
76	Os | Osmium
77	Ir | Iridium
78	Pt | Platinum
79	Au | Gold
80	Hg | Mercury
81	Tl | Thallium
82	Pb | Lead
83	Bi | Bismuth
84	Po | Polonium
87	Fr | Francium
88	Ra | Radium
89	Ac | Actinium
90	Th | Thorium
91	Pa | Protactinium
92	U | Uranium
93	Np | Neptunium
94	Pu | Plutonium
95	Am | Americium
96	Cm | Curium
97	Bk | Berkelium
98	Cf | Californium
99	Es | Einsteinium
100	Fm | Fermium
101	Md | Mendelevium
102	No | Nobelium
103	Lr | Lawrencium
104	Rf | Rutherfordium
105	Db | Dubnium
106	Sg | Seaborgium
107	Bh | Bohrium
108	Hs | Hassium
109	Mt | Meitnerium
110	Ds | Darmstadtium
111	Rg | Roentgenium
112	Cn | Copernicium
113	Nh | Nihonium
114	Fl | Flerovium
115	Mc | Moscovium
116	Lv | Livermorium
117	Ts | Tennessine
118	Og | Oganesson

External resources:

1. Information on Alkali Metals – Stanford Environmental Health & Safety. (n.d.). Information on Alkali Metals – Stanford Environmental Health & Safety. http://ehs.stanford.edu/reference/information-alkali-metals
2. Metal – Wikipedia. (2021, March 25). Metal – Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal
3. Boudreaux, K. A. (n.d.). The Parts of the Periodic Table. The Parts of the Periodic Table. http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/kboudrea/periodic/physical_metals.htm
4. Dye, J. L. (2015, March 13). The alkali metals: 200 years of surprises. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 373(2037), 20140174. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2014.0174