As elements go down a group from top to bottom, they don't get closer to filling up their outermost electron energy level, but t

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As elements go down a group from top to bottom, they don't get closer to filling up their outermost electron energy level, but t

hat outermost electron level gets further away from the nucleus. Would it be harder or easier to remove an electron. from an element further down in a group

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AlladinOne [14] · Answer 1 · 2023-01-08T13:40:22+03:00

AlladinOne [14]2 years ago

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Easier

as we move down the group shell increase.So there is lesser force of attraction to the nucleus.So it is easy to remove an e- as we move down