How Does Atomic Radius Change as You Move Across the Periodic

question 102

Multiple Choice

How does atomic radius change as you move across the periodic table?

• A) Atomic radius decreases moving from left to right across a period and increases from top to bottom.
• B) Atomic radius increases moving left to right across a period and decreases from top to bottom.
• C) Smaller nuclear charge lowers energy; more electrons in an orbital lowers energy.
• D) Atomic radius increases diagonally across the periodic table.
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Predicted Outcome

A predicted outcome is the expected result of an experiment or model, often based on theoretical insight or previous data.

Hasty Generalization

A fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.

Composition

The act of combining parts or elements to form a whole; in logic, the fallacy of assuming that what is true of the part is true for the whole.

Fallacy Of Division

The erroneous reasoning that what is true of the whole must also be true of its parts.