Question

first member of a group differs from other elements of same group? explain?

Answer 1

ANSWER

Due to effective nuclear charge.

You know in a period all have same valency electron, but as we move down the group the shielding effect increases and it is easier to remove an electron from the valency cell. But that generally not seen in the first element of a group due to high effective nuclear charge.

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