The reason for the decrease in the atomic size of elements across a period is that

a

nuclear charge increases while the outermost electrons are drawn closer to the nucleus

b

nuclear charge decreases while the outermost electrons are drawn closer to the nucleus

c

valence electrons increase across the period while the valence shell remains constant

d

nuclear charge decreases while the distance of the valence shell from the nucleus is increasing

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