Why does the atomic radius decrease as you move along a period.
As you move along the period the proton number increases and the electrons are added to the same shell meaning no extra electron shielding occurs. Therefore the nuclear attraction to the outer most electron increases across the group and therefore the atomic radius decreases.
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