Question

what happens to the radius of the atoms of an element as you go down a column of the periodic table ?

Answer 1

Increases

Step-by-step explanation:

The atomic radius increases as you go down a periodic table. Across a period which is a row, the atomic radius reduces.

• The atomic radius is taken as the half of the inter-nuclear distance between two covalently boned atoms of non-metallic elements.
• It is also, half of the distance between two nuclei in the solid state.
• Across a period in the periodic table, atomic radii decreases progressively from left to right.
• Down a group it increases from up down.