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