The Metallic Character of Elements ________

question 2

Multiple Choice

The metallic character of elements ________.

• A)increases going across a period
• B)decreases going down within a group
• C)increases going down within a group
• D)does not change going down within a group
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Negative Feedback

A regulatory mechanism in which a stimulus causes an opposite output in order to maintain an optimal level of whatever is being regulated.

Density Dependent

Factors whose effects on the size or growth of the population vary with the population density.

Fecundity

The potential capacity of an individual to produce offspring.

Offspring

Biological children or descendants of parents, encompassing both singular and plural progeny.