Assertion A: In the modern periodic table, metallic character of elements increases on moving down the group. Reason R: In the modern periodic table, the elements are arranged in order of their increasing atomic masses.

Assertion A: In the modern periodic table, metallic character of eleme

1.	Assertion A: In the modern periodic table, metallic character of elements increases on moving down the group. Reason R: In the modern periodic table, the elements are arranged in order of their increasing atomic masses.
Answer» Assertion A and REASON R are TRUE, and reason R is the correct EXPLANATION of assertion A. Assertion A and reason R are true, but reason R is not the correct explanation of assertion A. Assertion A is corret but reason R is FALSE. Assertion A is false but reason R is true. Answer :C