HELP!! Which of the following statements best explains why the atomic radius decreases from left to right across a period?
A.
The number of neutrons in an atom increases from left to right across a period, and they pull the valence electrons inward with greater force.
B.
The number of electrons decreases from left to right, so the electron cloud occupies a smaller volume.
C.
The charge of the nucleus of an atom increases from left to right across a period, so the valence electrons are pulled inward with greater force.
D.
The number of energy levels decreases from left to right, so the electron cloud occupies a smaller volume.

the electron configuration that you gave me has 16 electrons ergo it has 16 protons ergo it is the element sulfur.

intermolecular forces are the forces between molecules or particles.

there are two kinds of van der waals forces: weak london dispersion forces and stronger dipole-dipole forces.

in molecule of water there are dipole-dipole forces between negatively charged oxygen from one molecule of water and positively charger hydrogen of another molecule of water.

hydrogen bond is an electrostatic attraction between two polar groups that occurs when a hydrogen atom (h), covalently bound to a highly electronegative atom such as flourine (f), oxygen (o) and nitrogen (n) atoms.