Ongoing down the main sub-group in the periodic table (example Li to Cs in IA or Be to Ra in IIA), the expected trend of changes in atomic radius is a:
A
continuous increase
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B
continuous decrease
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C
periodic one, an increase followed be a decrease
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D
a decrease following is the smallest in size
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Solution
The correct option is A continuous increase On going down a group atomic radii continuously increases as every new e− is filled in the new orbit, that means as we are moving from one element to the next in a group, a new orbit is added and thus the size increases.