Atomic Radius [ENDORSED]
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Atomic Radius
Is there a way to measure the exact atomic radius of an element just from looking at the periodic table?
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Re: Atomic Radius
Hi! It is challenging to measure exact atomic radius technically the atomic radius is infinite. The probability density of the outermost electron orbital never actually reaches 0, so atomic radius is just an estimate.
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Hi. There is no way to measure the exact value of the atomic radius just by looking at the periodic table. However, you should know the estimated general trend of atomic size.
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I don't believe there is a way to find the exact value by looking at the periodic table.
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You can't find the exact amount by just looking at the periodic table, but you can predict a good enough estimate that allows you to compare between atoms.
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Re: Atomic Radius
There isn't a way to measure the exact radius but you can use the periodic table to get an estimate
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There is no precise way to determine atomic radius but because of our trends we can tell which atoms have a bigger general radius than other!
Re: Atomic Radius
There is no way to measure atomic radius because an atom is not a solid thing. Electrons form a cloud around the nucleus.
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Re: Atomic Radius
Hi! There is no way to know the exact atomic radius just by looking at the periodic table. However, you can use the trend (atomic radius increases from right to left and from top to bottom) to tell whether one element's atoms are larger than another element's atoms.
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You can't determine what the radius is exactly just by looking at the periodic table, but you should know how to compare the relative sizes of atomic radii between elements. You CAN do this by looking at the periodic table!
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Re: Atomic Radius
We have not been taught a way to measure exact atomic radius, but there are trends in atomic radius throughout the periodic table. Atomic radius decreases across a period because there are additional protons to pull in the electrons. Atomic radius increases down a group as the number of energy levels in the atom increase.
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Hey! Unfortunately, there's no way to determine the exact atomic radii based on the periodic table. But, using the atomic radii periodic trend, we're still able to determine which elements have a larger atomic radii. For reference, atomic radii increases going down a column and decreases across a row.
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Re: Atomic Radius [ENDORSED]
From what we have covered in class, I don't think there is an exact way to measure the atomic radius, but knowing the general trend of down & to the left on the periodic table should be enough for our purpose.
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Just by looking at the periodic table, you are unable to determine atomic radius. However, you should be able to compare different atoms and determine which has the larger atomic radius.
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