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The Most Metallic and Most Non-metallic Element in the Periodic Table

Which is the most metallic and most non-metallic element? Learn about caesium and fluorine for CBSE Class 10 and NEET Chemistry preparation.

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Francium (man-made) and Cesium are the most metallic elements in the periodic table (natural).

Fluorine is the most non-metallic element in the periodic table.

While travelling from left to right in the periodic table, the non-metallic nature increases. The non-metallic property reduces as we travel down the group due to an increase in atomic size.