Multiple choice

As we move from left to right across the periodic table, the net nuclear charge of atoms

  1. increases

  2. always remains the same

  3. decreases

  4. always varies
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Explanation

As we move from left to right across the periodic table, the protons get added to the nucleus and electrons are added to the same shell. Hence, the effective nuclear charge of atoms increases.

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