Question

metallic character goes on decreasing while going from left to right in a period

Answer 1

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Yes it is right that metallic character goes on decreasing while going from left to right in a period.

This is because on the left side, there are metals but on the right side, there are non metals, so metallic character decrease.

Also, the ability to lose electrons goes on decreasing when going from left to right along a period.

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Answer 2

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✍️ Metallic character of an atom is it's tendency to lose electrons.

✍️ While going from left to right in a period, electrons are added to the same outermost shell. At the same time, protons get added to the nucleus increasing the nuclear charge.Hence, these electrons experience greater pull from the nucleus due to increased effective nuclear charge.

✍️ As a result, it becomes difficult to remove a valence electron from the atom.

Hence, metallic character goes on decreasing while going from left to right in a period.