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Atomic radius decreases along a group from bottom to top. Why?

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Atomic radius decreases along a group from bottom to top. Why?

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  1. As we move from bottom to top along a group in P.T. the number of shells decreases and so atomic radius decreases.


  2. from top to bottom the number of electrons increases and hence the force of nuclear attraction between the nucleas and the electrons increases.

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