Metallic radii of some transition elements are given below. Which of these elements will have highest density?

Element

            Fe

         Co

           Ni

           Cu

Metallic radii/pm

           126    

        125

         125

            128

1.  Fe 

2.  Ni

3.  Co

4.  Cu

NEETprep Answer:

On moving left to right along period, metallic radius decreases while mass increases. Decrease in metallic radius coupled with increase in atomic mass results in increase in density of metal. Hence, among the given four choices Cu belongs to right side of Periodic Table in transition metal, anc it has highest density (89 g/cm3).