SEARCH Articles Figures Tables Chemical properties periodic Table, positions Elements Can Be Classified by Their Position in the Periodic Table Position in periodic table Skill 12.11-Based on position in the periodic table, predict which elements have characteristics of metals, semimetals, nonmetals, and inert gases Skill 12.1m-Explain chemical reactivity using position on the periodic table Skill 12.1n-Predict and explain chemical bonding using elements positions in the periodic table Transition metals position in periodic table