Question

in period 3 of the periodic table element b is placed to the left of element a....the element b would have (lower/higher) metallic character than a.​

Answer 1

the element b would have higher metallic character because we all know that while we go from left to right in a period metallic character decrease but here element b is placed before a therefore it's metallic character is higher.

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Answer 2

Lower metallic character will be present in it because as we move from left to right a metallic content of the in the periodic table increases as write a diary non-metal which