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Question
Explain the following:
The reducing power of element increases down in the group while decreases in a period.
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Solution
The reducing property depends on the ionisation potential and electron affinity of the elements. In a period, from left to right in a horizontal row of the periodic table, the atomic size decreases and the nuclear charge increases, so the electron affinity and ionisation energy both increase. Hence, the tendency to lose electrons decreases across the period from left to right and thus the reducing property also decreases across the period from left to right.
The electron affinity and ionisation potential decreases along the group from top to bottom. Hence, the tendency to lose electrons increases, and thus, the reducing property also increases along the group from top to bottom.
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