Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 8 - Sections 8.1-8.9 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 375: 29b

Answer

As you go down the 1st 2 rows of a column within the transition metals, the elements follow the same general trend in atomic radii as the main-group elements.

Work Step by Step

The radii get larger as you are adding outermost electrons into higher n levels.
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