What Happens to the Properties of Elements Across Any Period

question 11

Multiple Choice

What happens to the properties of elements across any period of the periodic table?

• A)The elements tend to become more metallic in nature since they are increasing in atomic number.
• B)The elements get much larger in size because of the addition of more protons and electrons.
• C)The properties of the elements gradually change across any period of the periodic table.
• D)All of the above are true.

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Definitions:

F-test

A statistical test used to compare either two variances or the variances of more than two groups at the same time.

Independent Samples Design

A research design in which different groups of participants are exposed to different treatments or conditions, and their outcomes are compared to inspect the effects of the treatment.

Randomized Block Design

An experimental design that groups subjects into blocks based on certain characteristics before randomly assigning treatments, to reduce the variability within treatment conditions.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values in a calculation that are free to vary when estimating statistical parameters.