Explain the order of increasing and decreasing atomic radius in the periodic table.
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While moving from left to right in a period, the atomic radius decreases..
On the other hand, from up to down in the group, the atomic radius increases..
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Answer: As the atomic number increases along each row of the periodic table, the additional electrons go into the same outermost shell; whose radius gradually contracts, due to the increasing nuclear charge. ... Therefore, atomic radius decreases. Down the groups, atomic radius increases.
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