On the periodic table, metals are found to the left of the “staircase” that is located within the p-block. Luster is a property of metals, which is another way of saying that metals are shiny. Metals are able to bend without breaking. Metals are ductile, which means they can be stretched into a wire. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. Metals become cations, or positively charged ions, because they tend to lose electrons. Finally, metals are malleable, which means they can be shaped easily.
Trends of elemental properties can be found on the periodic table. One such trend is that of metallic properties. Metallic properties increase as one moves to the left and down on the periodic table. Iron and chromium are located within the same period on the periodic table. However, iron is to the left of chromium. Therefore, iron would manifest stronger metallic properties than chromium. Following such reasoning, iron would be more malleable than chromium. In fact, iron is one of the most malleable metals.
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