Recall that the trend for metallic character is as follows: it decreases from left to right and increases down a period in the periodic table.
The given elements are:
Classify these elements as a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid.
a. gold
b. fluorine
c. sodium
d. tin
e. argon
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