Question

Jul 0U Prou
18. The metallic property of elements increases down the group in the modern
periodic table. Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟʟɪᴄ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅɪᴄ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴇᴀsɪᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏsᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ʀᴀᴅɪᴜs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ʟᴇss ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.

Answer 2

Answer:

Metallic character increases as you move down an element group in the periodic table.