a How does the electropositive character of elements change on going down in a group of the periodic...

Question

a How does the electropositive character of elements change on going down in a group of the periodic table b State how the valency of elements varies i in a group and ii in a period of the periodic table

Accepted Answer

a The electropositive character of elements increases on going down the group of the periodic table b i Valency of the elements remains the same along the group ii The valency of the element first increases from 1 to 4 and then decreases to zero on moving from left to right across the period

Lakhmir Singh Solutions Class 10 Chemistry Solutions for Exercise in Chapter 5 - Chapter 5 Periodic Classification of Elements