Chemistry
How do atomic structures (electron arrangements) change in a period with an increase in atomic numbers, moving from left to right?
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As we move across a period from left to right, the number of shells remain the same and number of valence electron increases by one. The size of atom decreases because with increase in number of protons, nuclear pull increases, which decreases the size.
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