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Why do atoms get smaller across a period?
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High School (9–10)
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The Periodic Table › Periodic Trends
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Why do atoms get smaller across a period?
The electrons get lighter
The charge on the nucleus rises and pulls the same shells in closer
The nucleus gets smaller
The atoms lose shells
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