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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 remains the same and number of valence electrons increases by one. The size of an atom decreases because with increase in number of protons, nuclear pull increases, which decreases the size.

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