Question

Which of the following characteristic property increases as we go down the carbon group?

• A. Acidic nature of oxides
• B. Electronegativity
• C. Metallic characters
• D. Non-metallic characters

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Metallic characters

The metallic character of an element can be defined as how readily an atom can lose an electron.Metallic character increases as you move down a group because the atomic size is increasing. When the atomic size increases, the outer shells are farther away.The electrons of the valence shell have less attraction to the nucleus and, as a result, can lose electrons more readily. This causes an increase in metallic character.