On going down a main sub-group in the periodic table (example $Li$ to $Cs$ in $IA$ or $Be$ to $Ra$ in $IIA$),the expected trend of changes in atomic radius is a

  • A
    Continuous increase
  • B
    Continuous decrease
  • C
    Periodic one,an increase followed by a decrease
  • D
    $A$ decrease followed by increase

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