Question

The atomic radius is found to decrease across the periodic table from lithium to fluorine. What best

accounts for this periodic trend?
(A)Increasing nuclear charge
(B) Increasing shielding
(C) Increasing polarity
(D)Increasing electronegativity
(E) Increasing electron affinity

Answer 1

A or E is the right answer because I just learned this in class so I think it would be the right answer