The other metals are the metallic elements of the p-block, occurring between the metalloids and the transistion metals, shown belown in red. They are more electropositive than the transition metals, but less so than the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. Their melting and boiling points are generally lower than those of the transition metals, and they are also softer a.

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B Boron	C Carbon	N Nitrogen	O Oxygen	F Fluorine
Al Aluminium	Si Silicon	P Phosphorus	S Sulphur	Cl Chlorine
Ga Gallium	Ge Germanium	As Arsenic	Se Selenium	Br Bromine
In Indium	Sn Tin	Sb Antimony	Te Tellurium	I Iodine
Tl Thallium	Pb Lead	Bi Bismuth	Po Polonium	At Astatine

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