JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES

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Arrange the following elements in the decreasing order of metallic characters.

\mathrm{Si}, \mathrm{Be}, \mathrm{Mg}, \mathrm{Na}

and

\mathrm{P}

. Select the correct answer.

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Correct option: D

\mathrm{Na} > \mathrm{Mg} > \mathrm{Be} > \mathrm{Si} > \mathrm{P}

Option D (

\mathrm{Na} > \mathrm{Mg} > \mathrm{Be} > \mathrm{Si} > \mathrm{P}

) is correct because metallic character decreases across a period and increases down a group.

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