Write true or false for the statement: The term atomic size refers to the distance between the centre of the nucleus and the penultimate shell of an isolated atom.

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(B) The statement is False.
Atomic size (or atomic radius) is defined as the distance between the centre of the nucleus and the outermost shell (valence shell) of an isolated atom,not the penultimate shell.

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