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Looking across period 4 of the periodic table, potassium (atomic number 19) is followed by calcium (atomic number 20), which is followed by scandium (atomic number 21). Which element should have the largest atomic radius?

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Atomic radius increases as you move left across the periodic table, therefore, potassium will have the largest atomic radius
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