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How is the atomic radius found?
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Is found by half the distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms.
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What is atomic radius?
A
The atomic radius is the distance from the Center of an atom to the edge of the electron cloud.
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What does Nuclei mean?
A
Means more than one Nucleus (Plural version)
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What happens to the atomic radius down a group?
A
It increases
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Why does the atomic radius increase down a group?
A
More electron energy levels make the atom larger.
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why does the atomic radius decrease down a group?
A
There is more electrostatic attraction between
7
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what happens to the atomic radius across a period?
A
It decreases
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