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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

Which atomic radius is smaller and why in oxygen and nitrogen and florine

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Mahima Kanawat
7 Years ago
Dear student 
In a period nuclear charge i.e., the number of protons increases therefore it pulls electrons towards nucleus. Therefore size decreases.
Order N > O > F
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MAHIMA 
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