Gallium has smaller size than Aluminium. Explain
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due to poor shielding effect of f orbitls in gallium
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Gallium has smaller atomic radius than aluminium because the d orbital which is highly diffused offers poor shielding effect which results in increased nuclear charge. Due to increased charge by nucleus, outer electrons get attracted, decreasing the radius.
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