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(A) How Does the Atomic Size Vary on Going Down from Top to Bottom in a Group of the Periodic Table? Why Does It Vary this Way? - Science

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How does the atomic size vary on going down from top to bottom in a group of the periodic table? Why does it vary this way?

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Solution

The atomic size increases on moving from top to bottom in a group of the periodic table. This is because, on moving down in a group, new shells of electrons are added.

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Chapter 5: Periodic Classification Of Elements - Exercise 2 [Page 304]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 5 Periodic Classification Of Elements
Exercise 2 | Q 30.1 | Page 304
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