Periods and Atomic Size (8.2.1)

Question 1

• Atomic radii increase with increasing electron shielding.

Answer 1

• Atomic radii increase with increasing electron shielding.

Question 2

• Atomic radii decrease with increasing effective nuclear charge.

Answer 2

• Atomic radii decrease with increasing effective nuclear charge.

Question 3

• Cations have smaller radii than their neutral atoms.

Answer 3

• Cations have smaller radii than their neutral atoms.

Question 4

• Anions have larger radii than their neutral atoms.

Answer 4

• Anions have larger radii than their neutral atoms.