Which of the following elements will form an acidic oxide?

Study the variation in the atomic radii of Group $I$ elements given below and arrange them in an increasing order.
$(i)$ Name the elements which have the smallest and the largest atoms.

Group $I$ elements

$Li: 52\, pm, Na: 61\, pm, K: 231\, pm, Rb: 244\, pm, Cs: 262\, pm$

$(ii)$ How does the atomic size vary as you go down a group?

Mendeleev predicted the existence of certain elements not known at that time and named two of them as Eka-silicon and Eka-aluminium.
$(a)$ Classify these elements as metals,non-metals,or metalloids.
$(b)$ How many valence electrons are present in each one of them?

State whether the following statements are true or false: In the Modern Periodic Table,a zig-zag line separates metals from non-metals. The borderline elements—boron,silicon,germanium,arsenic,antimony,tellurium,and polonium—are intermediate in properties and are called metalloids or semimetals.

Mention any two trends exhibited by elements when we go from left to right across the period of the periodic table.

The scientist who showed that the atomic number of an element is a more fundamental property than its atomic mass is: