Question:
On moving from left to right in a period in the periodic table, the size of the atom
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) does not change appreciably
(d) first decreases and then increases
Solution:
(b). Atomic size decreases along a period. However, the noble gas atom is an exception. It has very large size.
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