Explanation:
A column on the periodic table represents a period.
These are some of the variations observed across a period;
- Atomic radii decreases progressively from left to right due to the progressive increase in the nuclear charge without an attendant increase in the number of electronic shells.
- Ionization energy increases progressively from left to right due to decreasing atomic radii.
- Electronegativity increases from left to right.
- Electropositivity decreases across a period.
