How does the electropositive character of elements change on going down in a group of the periodic table ? explain in detail
Answers
Answered by
1
Answer:
it increases
Explanation:
electropositive character refers to the tendency of of an atom to donate an electron , it increase as effective nuclear charge decreases and the size increases which makes it easy to extract an electron out of the atom
Answered by
1
Electropositive character increases down the group. In a group from top to bottom atomic size increases due to the addition of new shell. As the atomic size increases the nuclear attractions on the valence electrons decreases. Therefore, the ability to donate or lose electrons increases.
PLS GIVE MULTIPLE THANKS!
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Similar questions