Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 4 - Section 4.7 - Trends in Periodic Properties - Figure 4.13 - Page 122: 1

Answer

Due to addition of atomic orbital

Work Step by Step

As we go down the group, no. of atomic orbitals increases, which increase the atomic radius
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