Elements with a smaller atomic radius than strontium include beryllium, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, and argon. Generally, atomic radius decreases across a period from left to right due to increased nuclear charge, which pulls electrons closer to the nucleus. Additionally, atomic radius increases down a group, so elements above strontium in the same group have smaller radii.
The radius of strontium is smaller than the radius of rubidium.
For the representative elements (main group elements), atomic radius generally decreases from left to right across a period. Example: B and Fl: Fl has the smaller atomic radius Li and Be: Be has the smaller atomic radius
Among the elements listed—calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), beryllium (Be), and strontium (Sr)—beryllium (Be) is the smallest in terms of atomic size. This is because beryllium is higher up in the periodic table, with fewer electron shells compared to the other elements, resulting in a smaller atomic radius.
Strontium has a greater atomic size than calcium because strontium has more electrons and energy levels in its electron cloud, resulting in a larger atomic radius.
Strontium: At least within periodic table columns that do not include transition metals, an element with higher atomic number always has a larger atomic radius. This principle is generally correct also for columns that do include transition metals, but in an important exception, hafnium has almost the same atomic radius as zirconium, making the separation of these two metals very difficult by chemical means.
Ca, Mg, Be, Fr, Cs, Rb, K, Na, Li, H
The atomic radius of gallium is about 135 picometers. In the periodic table, gallium has a larger atomic radius compared to elements to its left and a smaller atomic radius compared to elements to its right.
The radius of strontium is smaller than the radius of rubidium.
The atomic radius of manganese is about 127 picometers. In the periodic table, manganese has a smaller atomic radius compared to elements in the same period but larger than elements in the same group.
For the representative elements (main group elements), atomic radius generally decreases from left to right across a period. Example: B and Fl: Fl has the smaller atomic radius Li and Be: Be has the smaller atomic radius
Strontium
Among the elements listed—calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), beryllium (Be), and strontium (Sr)—beryllium (Be) is the smallest in terms of atomic size. This is because beryllium is higher up in the periodic table, with fewer electron shells compared to the other elements, resulting in a smaller atomic radius.
The atomic radius of oxygen is about 60 picometers. Therefore, atoms of elements such as hydrogen (25 picometers) and helium (31 picometers) have smaller atomic radii than oxygen.
Rubidium; the next higher atomic numbered element in the same column of the periodic table always has a higher atomic radius, with some exceptions among transition elements due to the "lanthanide contraction". However, potassium and rubidium are not transition elements.
Fluorine has the smallest atomic radius among fluorine, oxygen, and chlorine. Oxygen has a larger atomic radius than fluorine but smaller than chlorine. Chlorine has the largest atomic radius among the three elements.
Strontium has a greater atomic size than calcium because strontium has more electrons and energy levels in its electron cloud, resulting in a larger atomic radius.
Strontium: At least within periodic table columns that do not include transition metals, an element with higher atomic number always has a larger atomic radius. This principle is generally correct also for columns that do include transition metals, but in an important exception, hafnium has almost the same atomic radius as zirconium, making the separation of these two metals very difficult by chemical means.