atomic radii
Trends in Transition Metals
Although there is a slight contraction at the beginning of the series, the atoms are all much the same size.
The size is determined by the 4s electrons. The pull of the increasing number of protons in the nucleus is more or less offset by the extra screening due to the increasing number of 3d electrons.
Although there is a slight contraction at the beginning of the series, the atoms are all much the same size.
The size is determined by the 4s electrons. The pull of the increasing number of protons in the nucleus is more or less offset by the extra screening due to the increasing number of 3d electrons.