
Inorganic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780321811059
Author: Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, Donald A. Tarr
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.42P
The size of the transition-metal atoms decreases slightly from left to right in the periodictable. What factors must be considered in explaining this decrease? In particular, why does thesize decrease at all, and why is the decrease so gradual?
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