Consider the elements in the periodic table. The stair-step line between the pink squares and the yellow squares separates the ___________ (pink) from the _____________ (yellow).

Question

Consider the elements in the periodic table. The stair-step line between the pink squares and the yellow squares separates the ___________ (pink) from the _____________ (yellow).
Responses
A	gases; solidsgases; solids
B	metals; nonmetalsmetals; nonmetals
C	nonmetals; metalsnonmetals; metals
D	reactive; nonreactivereactive; nonreactive

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct response is: B metals; nonmetals The stair-step line separates metals (pink) from nonmetals (yellow) in the periodic table.