While staying in the same period, if we move from left to right across the period, the atomic radius decreases. The reason is, in a period the number of shells remain the same and the number of electrons and protons increase as we move across the period to the right. The increased electrons and protons attract each other with greater force and hence the atomic size decreases.
So the element on the left most will have the largest atomic radius. So the correct ans is Potassium. Potassium will have the largest atomic size among Potassium, Calcium and Scandium.
Blocks on the periodic table will not list a mass number of elements in this scenario.
<h3>What is Periodic table?</h3>
This table comprises of elements in order of their atomic number which determines their chemical properties.
It contains the atomic number but however doesn't contain the mass number of the elements.
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Answer:
Increasing atomic number - True
Explanation:
The modern table is based on Mendeleev’s table, except the modern table arranges the elements by increasing atomic number instead of atomic mass.
The Atomic number is the number of protons in an atom, and this number is unique for each element. For example, Hydrogen has an atomic number of 1, Calcium has an atomic number of 20.
In the modern periodic table the elements are further arranged into:
- rows, called periods, in order of increasing atomic number. Elements in the same periods have the same number of shells.
- vertical columns, called groups, where the elements have similar properties. Elements in the same group has the same number of valency (outermost number of electrons)
