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Using your Periodic Table, which of the following elements below has the largest atomic radius? A.) Aluminum B.) Sodium C.) Sulfur, D.) Fluorine

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Answer:

aluminium

Step-by-step explanation:

In a period , as we go from left to right in a periodic table, atomic number increases .

Differentiating electrons enters into same shell hence the effective nuclear charge decreases .

Hence atomic radius decreases along period.

Conculsion:

Aluminium is the element which has greater atomic radius and sulphur has smaller atomic radius.

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Answer:

sodium

Step-by-step explanation:

it is highly reactive metal.

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