Looking at your periodic chart, what is the function of the staggered line?

 the main  function of the staggered line  is to separate metas from non metals.

Explanation:

This one separates the elements to the right and left.

To the right hand side of the periodic table , lies the stggering line that eventually looks like a staircase.

To the left of it lies thye metals while on the right are the non metals .

Those that touch the line are called the metalloids , this is because they tend to display metallic and non metellic characteristics .

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