Q.
On going down a main subgroup in the periodic table ( example Li to Cs in IA or Be to Ra in IIA ) the expected trend of change in atomic radius is a
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a
Continuous increase
b
Continuous decrease
c
An increase followed by decrease
d
A decrease followed by increase
answer is A.
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Down the group, nuclear charge increases but at the same time electron enters into a new higher shell and number of screening electrons increases.Atomic radius increases down the group.
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