Question

Define Metallic character

Answer 1

• Metallic character refers to the level of reactivity of a metal.
• Metallic character is the easiness of its atom in losing electrons.
• It decreases while moving from left to right across the period.
• It increases down the group of the periodic table.
• Metallic character can be measured by the ease of an element giving away its valence electron.
• It depends upon Effective nuclear charge and distance from the nucleus