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Why does Metallic character decreases as atomic number increases in period in a periodic table?
Why does Metallic character decreases as atomic number increases in period in a periodic table?
Metallic character decreases as atomic number increases in period in a periodic table.
As you move from left to right across the periodic table, the metallic character decreases.
This happens because atoms prefer to accept electrons to fill a valence shell rather than lose them to remove the unfilled shell.