Assertion (A): | The shielding effect increase as we go down the group. |
Reason (R): | More is the number of electrons in the penultimate shell, and more is shielding. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |