As you go from left to right across a period the atomic radius (decreases/increases). Why?

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Llekn · Answer 1 · 2023-11-20T06:54:49+0000

Answer: The atomic size tends to decrease across a period from left to right because of increased attraction between the valence shell electrons and the nucleus, because of increasing number of protons.

As you go from left to right across a period the atomic radius (decreases/increases). Why?

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