Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Metallic character decreases and non-metallic character increases on moving from left to right in a period.
Reason (R) : It is due to increase in ionisation enthalpy and decrease in electron gain enthalpy, when one moves from left to right in a period.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Solution
From left to right in periodic table :-<br><br>Metallic character decreases<br><br>Non-metallic character increases<br><br>$\Rightarrow$ It is due to increase in ionization enthalpy and increase in electron gain enthalpy.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Periodic Table and Periodicity · Topic: Periodic Trends
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