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On moving from left to right in a period in the periodic table, the size of the atom.
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) does not change appreciably
(d) first decreases and then increases
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On moving from left to right in a period in the periodic table, the size of the atom.
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) does not change appreciably
(d) first decreases and then increases

Solution: The answer is (b) decreases

Explanation: When we move from left to right in a period, the radius of the atom shrinks, and as a result, the size of the atom reduces as well.

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