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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

Why Gallium has smaller size than aluminimum? Explain your answer briefly

Profile image of RAKESH TIWARI
7 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of The Hounds Of Justice
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer7 Years ago
Gallium comes after 3d series, d subshell is a poor screener and due to this Zeff increases and hence size decreases.
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer7 Years ago
The atomic radius of the Ga is less than Al because of poor screening effect. Theatomic radius of Ga is slightly lesser than of Al because in going from Al to Ga, the electrons havealready occupied 3d sub shell in Ga.