What do you call the distance between the centre of the nucleus and the outermost shell of an isolated atom?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Atomic size.
- Atomic size, also known as atomic radius, refers to the size of an atom.
- It is a measure of the distance from the nucleus of an atom to the outermost electron shell.
- Atomic size can be measured as the atomic radius, which is half the distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms