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Question
Explain, the statement 'In each period, the atomic radii gradually decrease with increase in atomic number'. Give one example to justify your answer.
Solution
The statement that in each period, the atomic size gradually decreases with increase in atomic number means that as move from left to right in a period, nuclear charge increases by one unit in each succeeding element while the number of shells remains the same. Due to this increased nuclear charge, the electrons of all the shells are pulled closer to the nucleus thereby bringing the outer most shell closer to the nucleus. With the result, the atomic size decreases across a period.
For example, in the second period from lithium to fluorine, lithium has the largest size while fluorine has the smallest size.
| Element | Li | Be | B | C | N | O | F |
| Atomic number | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Atomic radius (A°) | 1.23 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.72 |
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