Respuesta :
The following are the classification of each element above:
Nickel - Transitional Metal
Potassium- Alkali Metal
Cadmium- Transitional Metal
Calcium- Alkaline Earth Metal
Barium- Alkaline Earth Metal
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Nickel - Transitional Metal
Potassium- Alkali Metal
Cadmium- Transitional Metal
Calcium- Alkaline Earth Metal
Barium- Alkaline Earth Metal
I attached a color-coded, labelled period table that will help to see the derivative of my responses.

Nickel (Ni): transition metal
Potassium (K): alkali metal
Cadmium (Cd): transition metal
Calcium (Ca): alkaline earth metal
Barium (Ba): alkaline earth metal