What does an element's location in the periodic table tell you about that element?

There are different explanations but the main one is the number of electrons the element has.

Explanation:

The elements are also divided into nonmetals, metals, and metalloids. There are general areas for example, most metals are in the middle and left side of the periodic table, nonmetals are typically on the right, and metalloids are inbetween them.

out of these options:

ability to burn paper

pure sodium reacting violently with water

the boiling point of water

helium does not tend to react with anything

i would say this is a physical property:

helium does not tend to react with anything

why? :

i said helium does not tend to react with anything because well, it reacts to ! but ability to burn paper, pure sodium reacting violently with water, & the boiling point of water are chemical or

physical properties: the properties of a substance that can be observed without changing the chemical makeup of the substance

chemical properties: properties of a substance relating to the chemical nature and reactivity of the substance