Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321908449
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Chapter 4 - Section 4.7 - Trends in Periodic Properties - Figure 4.15 - Page 124: 1

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Metallic character increases down the group. We observe that Rb is placed two elements below the Li, hence Rb will have greater metallic character

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