JEE Main Chemistry question

In the Periodic Table metallic character of elements shows one of the following trend [Kerala CEE 2003]

(A)Decreases down the group and increases across the period
(B)Increases down the group and decreases across the periodCorrect
(C)Increases across the period and also down the group
(D)Decreases across the period and also down the group

Answer: (B)

Solution

Metallic character correlates with the ease of losing electrons, which tracks increasing atomic size and decreasing effective nuclear attraction. Down a group, atomic size increases, so metallic character increases; across a period left to right, atomic size

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Question ID VK-133136