Question

On moving from left to right in a period of periodic table the atomic number of electrons increases. What
happens to the size of atoms of elements on moving from left to right in a period​

Answer 1

Answer:

The size of the atom decreases on moving from left to right in a period of the periodic table. With an increment in the atomic number, both the proton number and the nuclear positive charge increase. As the nucleus attracts the outermost electron, the size of the atom decreases

Answer 2

Answer:

decrease

Explanation:

Size is decrease due to increase in effective nuclear charge