Statement (A): Down the group shielding effect increases.
Statement (B): Across a period nuclear charge increases.
Statement (C): Non-metals are highly EN and possess high IP.

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All the above statements are correct

A, B are correct and C is incorrect

All the above statements are incorrect

A, B are incorrect and C is correct

answer is A.

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Statement -1: It is correct because a new shell is added and the atomic number increases so also the inner electron, therefore down the group shielding effect increases.

Statement-2: It is correct because atomic size decreases.

Statement -3: It is correct because Non-metals have the tendency of pulling the shared pair of

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