Explain the trend in atomic radius as you progress up column 17

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Simeon Warren

30 March, 10:26

Explain the trend in atomic radius as you progress up column 17

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Susan Hill · Answer 1

As you progress up any column on the periodic table the atomic radius gets smaller. Fluorine is a very small atom because it has very few electrons and Iodine is a very large atomic radius because it has many electrons.