In the periodic table the metallic character of elements:

Question

$ (a)\;\text{increases (i) From left to right across a period and (ii) on descending group} \\(b)\;\text {decreases (i) from left to right across a period and (i) on descending a group} \\ (c)\;\text {increases from left to right across a period and decreases on descending group} \\ (d)\;\text {decreases from left to right across a period and increases on descending a group} $