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4. Check the atomic radius of the next elements in the series (N, P). How do they fit the predicted pattern?​

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N has 7 electrons, which means that P has a greater radius(has 15 electrons). As we know in order to know the radius we measure it from nucleus up to outer most shell, usually the more shells an atom has the bigger the radius will be