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First, it says in my textbook that in an anion, the atomic size will be larger than that of the neutral atom. It says this is because the extra electrons causes more repulsion and then increases the atomic radius. In the next chapter, it says as you move across a period [from left to right] in the periodic table, the atomic radius gets smaller. However, wouldn't it get bigger because of the extra protons + neutrons, and the extra electrons creating repulsion?