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Atomic radius
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Atomic radius is the distance from an atom’s nucleus to its outermost electron shell and is used to represent the size of an atom; it is usually given in picometres. Because electrons form a diffuse cloud, atomic radius is an approximate measure rather than a fixed boundary. Across a period the atomic radius decreases as increasing nuclear charge pulls the same-shell electrons closer, while down a group the radius increases because each successive element has an extra electron shell.
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