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What effect does an additional electron have on atomic size?

April 26, 2017additional Atomic electron size

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What effect does an additional electron have on atomic size?

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Dropping extra bees into a swarm usually makes the swarm larger: the bees each have a “personal space” that the other bees won’t violate. Similarly, dropping extra electrons into an atom should cause it to swell slightly, because the electrons repel each other.