Going down Group 1 from lithium to francium what is the usual trend in metallic character for the elements as simple metals?
Q1. Going down Group 1 from lithium to francium what is the usual trend in metallic character for the elements as simple metals?
Answer: Metallic character increases as atoms become larger and electrons are lost more easily in textbook trends
Explanation: Going down Group 1, each successive element has an additional electron shell, increasing atomic radius and decreasing ionization energy, so electrons are lost more easily and metallic character increases.