Sounds counter intuitive doesn't it

It's Sunday, shouldnt you be doing laundry?:lol:

not really. Besides the known trend of decreasing atomic radii across the periodic table... He is simply experiencing a more Effective Nuclear Charge. 2 protons means pulling the 2 electrons in stronger...right?

haha tooth, I hope you're applying to UCLA, would be fun havin u in my class (assuming i get in? :rolleyes:)

And yes, I prolly should, but I work, so Sunday is a great day to study =)

As far as counterintuivity goes, I've spent a couple of mins and what RU said makes sense.