ATOMIC SIZE

 The size of an atom is

 

indicated by its radius

 Atomic radius is the distance
between the nucleus of the
atom and its outermost shell.
 Atomic radius is expressed in
the unit picometer(pm) which
is smaller than nanometer
(1pm = m)
 Atomic size decreases across period
ATOMIC
RADIUS (pm) :
152 111 88 77 74 66 42 38
PERIOD

Atomic radius goes on decreasing from left to right within a period

The atomic number increases one by one , positive charge on the

nucleus increases by one unit at a time.

The additional electrons gets added to the same outermost shell

Due to the increased nuclear charge , the electrons are pulled towards
the nucleus to a greater extent & thereby the size of the atom
decreases
GROUP 1 Electronic Atomic radius Atomic size goes on
configuration (pm)
increasing as we go down the
2,1
152 group

New shells are added

2,8.1
186 Distance between
outermost electrons
2,8,8,1 and the nucleus goes
231
on increasing .
 As a result of this
2,8,18,8,1 244 atomic size increases in
spite of the increased
nuclear charge
2,8,18,18,8,1 262
The Periodic Table and Atomic Radius