What happens to the electropositive character of elements on moving from left to right in a periodic table?
A. Increase
B. Decreases
C. First increases than decreases
D. First decreases than increases
Answer:B
What happens to the electropositive character of elements on moving from left to right in a periodic table?
A. Increase B. Decreases C. First increases than decreases D. First decreases than increases
Explanation: Electropositive character of an element is its ability to lose electrons and form positive ions. Now, as on moving from left to right in a period of periodic table, the nuclear charge increases due to the gradual increase in number of protons, so the valence electrons are pulled more strongly by the nucleus. Thus, it becomes more and more difficult for the atoms to lose electrons causing a decrease in the electropositive character of elements on moving from left to right in a periodic table.