The reducing abilities of the first-row transition metals generally __________ going from left to right across the period.
A)decrease
B)increase
C)stay the same
D)none of these
E)remain at 1.0 V

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The reducing ability of metals generally decreases across a period due to increasing electronegativity and decreasing atomic size from left to right. Therefore, the reducing abilities of first-row transition metals also decrease across the period.

The Reducing Abilities of the First-Row Transition Metals Generally __________