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Atomic Radius

Atomic Number vs. Atomic Radius

0.25

0.2 Atomic Radius (nm)

0.15

0.1

0.05

0 0 5 10 Atomic Number 1 15 20 25

Period 1

Period 2

11 Period 3

20

Period 4

As the atomic number increases the atomic radius increases. Atomic Radius is a measure of the size of its atoms, usually the mean or typical distance from the nucleus to the boundary of the surrounding cloud of electrons. Every time a new period starts the radius goes back up higher than the first element in the period before (shown with the green arrows). Then atomic radius decreases as the atomic number increase in that period (shown with the purple arrows).

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Ionization Energy

Atomic Number vs. Ionization Energy

2500

2000 Ionization energy (KJ/mol)

1500

1000

500

0 0 5 1 Period 1 10 Atomic number 9 Period 2 18Period 3 20 Period 4 15 20 25

A relation is as the atomic number increases the ionization energy increases. Ionization energy is the energy required to remove electrons from gaseous atoms or ions. As each period goes across the periodic table the ionization energy goes up (shown with green arrows). Each new period starts the ionization energy is lower than the first one in the period before (shown with the purple arrows).

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