Question

metallic nature of magnesium and aluminium plzzz answer....plz...plzzzzz​

Answer 1

Answer:

Magnesium(Mg) is more metallic than Aluminium(Al) due to its tendency to lose electrons.

Answer 2

Explanation:

I know that metallic character decreases along a period (from left to right) and increases down a group.

Aluminium comes after Magnesium in the same period (period 3) in the periodic table. So, I thought Magnesium would have greater metallic character.

However, I read in a book that Aluminium has greater metallic character. Is this true? If this is true, why?

You can also say that higher levels of subshells are further away from the nucleus which is why it is easier to remove an electron from Al than from Mg.