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The atomic radius decreases across a period from left to right and

increases down in a given group. That means that since the lower the element is in a group, the larger the atomic radius will be. The atoms with the largest atomic radii are located in Group I and are at the bottom of groups.

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Not necessarily.

As you move from left to right across a row on the periodic table the radius actually decreases due to a stronger pull from the nucleus. As you move down a column on the Periodic Table, however, the radius gets larger. so while potassium has a larger radius then bromine, rubidium has a larger radius then potassium.

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Q: Given any two elements within a group is the element with the larger atomic number likely to have a larger or smaller atomic radius than the other element?
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