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O-LevelChemistryAtomic Structure5070/11 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Q281 Mark

Which statement about elements in the Periodic Table is correct?

AElements at the left-hand side of the Periodic Table are more metallic than those, in the same period, near the right-hand side.
BElements at the top of a group lose electrons more readily than those, in the same group, that are lower in the Periodic Table.
CElements in the same group of the Periodic Table have the same number of completed shells of electrons.
DElements in the same period of the Periodic Table have the same number of electrons in the outer shell.

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A: Elements at the left-hand side of the Periodic Table are more metallic than those, in the same period, near the right-hand side.

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Atomic Structure, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2021 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 28.

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