Question

Assertion: Alkali metals have smallest size in a period.
Reason: They are at the extreme left of the periodic table.

Plz answer........
class 10

Answer 1

Answer:

both assertion and reason are correct.

Answer 2

In a period, noble gases have largest atomic size and alkali metals have second largest atomic size. In a period, on moving from left to right, the atomic size decreases.

They are at the extreme left of the periodic table. Group 1 Elements

Assertion is false, but Reason is correct