Question

How does the metallic character of elements vary in a

Group of the periodic table?

Answer 1

Along a group, the metallic character:

• The metallic character defines the ease of losing an electron by an element to form a noble gas configuration.
• The metallic character varies directly with the size of an element.
• On moving down the group the size increases as the number of shells increase and effective nuclear charge decreases.
• Therefore, the metallic character increases down the group due to ease in removing electrons due to increase in size.