The atomic radii of alkali metals are the largest after inert gases in their respective periods. Why?
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The Covalent and Van der Waals radiidecrease with increase in atomicnumber as we move from left to right in a period. The alkali metals at the extreme left of the periodic table have the largest size in a period. ... Afternitrogen, atomic size increases for Oxygen and then decreases for fluorine.
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