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21-11-2017
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Use the shell model to explain why a potassium atom, k, is larger than a sodium atom, na.

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A potassium atom has a higher proton number meaning that it has more protons and electrons. Due to the Octet Rule, the more electrons an atom has the more shells it has and so will be bigger in size.
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