Of cesium, cs, hafnium, hf, and gold, au, which element has the smallest atomic radius? explain your answer in terms of trends in the periodic table.

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Deacon Moss

4 April, 12:08

Of cesium, cs, hafnium, hf, and gold, au, which element has the smallest atomic radius? explain your answer in terms of trends in the periodic table.

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Alec Carson · Answer 1

Gold has the smallest atomic radius. This is because atomic radii is smallest on the right side of the periodic table (it gets smaller as you move from left to right). Therefore, because Gold is further to the right than the others, it has the smallest atomic radius.