Question
Write a note about atomic radius of Zinc.

Answer

At the end of 3d series, d-orbitals of Zinc contain 10 electrons in which the repulsive interaction between the electrons is more than the effective nuclear charge and hence the orbitals slightly expand and atomic radius slightly increases.

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