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Atomic radius
Concepts tested here
- Periodic trends in atomic size
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2010 AIPMT-MAINS 1 question
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Among the elements Ca, Mg, P and Cl, the order of increasing atomic radii isMg, P and Cl belong to the third period. Across a period the nuclear charge increases while electrons enter the same shell, so the atomic radius decreases from left to right: Mg > P > Cl.
Ca lies just below Mg in group 2. Down a group a new shell is added, so the radius increases: Ca > Mg.
Atomic radii (pm): Cl = 99, P = 110, Mg = 160, Ca = 197.
Increasing order of atomic radii: Cl < P < Mg < Ca
