State weather each of the following properties of the representative elements generally increases or decreases. (A) from left to right across a period. (B) from top to bottom within a group: metallic character, atomic size, ionization energy, acidity of oxides.

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State weather each of the following properties of the representative elements generally increases or decreases. (A) from left to right across a period. (B) from top to bottom within a group: metallic character, atomic size, ionization energy, acidity of oxides. 

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