Question on: SS3 Chemistry - Inorganic Chemistry: Periodic Trends and Properties

The atomic radius tends to decrease across a period from left to right. This is mainly due to:

 

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A

An increasing number of protons in the nucleus

 

B

Increasing the number of neutrons in the nucleus

 

C

Increasing number of energy levels

 

D

Decreasing the number of valence electrons

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