In General,as You Go Across a Period in the Periodic

question 89

Multiple Choice

In general,as you go across a period in the periodic table from left to right: (1) the atomic radius ________;
(2) the electron affinity becomes ________ negative; and
(3) the first ionization energy ________.

• A)decreases, decreasingly, increases
• B)increases, increasingly, decreases
• C)increases, increasingly, increases
• D)decreases, increasingly, increases
• E)decreases, increasingly, decreases

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