In General,as You Go Across a Period in the Periodic

Multiple Choice

In general,as you go across a period in the periodic table from left to right: (1) the atomic radius ________;
(2) the electron affinity becomes ________ negative; and
(3) the first ionization energy ________.

A) decreases, decreasingly, increases
B) increases, increasingly, decreases
C) increases, increasingly, increases
D) decreases, increasingly, increases
E) decreases, increasingly, decreases