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As you move down a group in the periodic table atomic size generally

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Answer:-

Increases

Explanation:-

Atomic size refers to the distance between the nucleus and the outermost valence shell.

As you move down a group, a new shell is added. So the distance of the valence shell increases from the nucleus as we go down a group.

Thus as you move down a group in the periodic table atomic size generally

As you move down a group in the periodic table atomic size generally-example-1
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