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As we move from left to right in a period, which of the periodic properties decreases?

A
electronegativity
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B
atomic size
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C
electropositivity
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D
metallic character
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Solution

The correct options are
B atomic size
C electropositivity
D metallic character

On moving from left to right in a period, the chemical reactivity of elements first decreases and then increases. On moving from left to right in a period, the number of valence electrons increases from 1 to 8. On moving from left to right in a period, the atomic size decreases; the size of the atoms decreases. Since the atomic size decrease when we move from left to right in a period, therefore, electronegativity increases in moving left to right. Atomic size increases when moving down in a group thus electronegativity decreases when we move from top to bottom in the periodic table.

Metallic character decreases as you move across a period in the periodic table from left to right. This occurs as atoms more readily accept electrons to fill a valence shell than lose them to remove the unfilled shell.


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