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Atomic Radius Research Paper

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Atomic radius is the distance between the nucleus and the furthest valence electron shell. The atomic radius trend decreases going across a period because of an increasing force of attraction between protons and electrons because of an increase in the number of protons. The trend increases going down a group because it gains more orbitals meaning the greater amount of shells are added (the number of shells increases). First ionization energy is the amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom. The first ionization energy trend increases going across a period because the protons increase and require more energy to remove an electron to pull it away from the nucleus. The trend decreases going down a group because the atom is

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