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On moving down the group, the tendency to lose electrons :

A

decreases

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B

increases

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increases and then decreases

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decreases and then increases

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Solution

The correct option is B increases
On moving down the electrons, the tendency to lose electrons increases as the electrons are far away from the nucleus.

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