Atomic size in a period :

increases

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decreases

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constant

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is C decreases
Atomic size decreases in a period due to increase of atomic number. It is because as the effective nuclear charge is increasing.

Across a period, effective nuclear charge increases as electron shielding remains constant.

Option B is correct.

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