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Q: Why fluorine has a smaller atomic radius than chlorine?
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Why does fluorine has a smaller atomic radius than oxygen and chlorine?

Fluorine has more electrons in it's outer most shell, so it is more compact and attracted to the nucleus more. For more information on it, look up atomic radius trends in Google.


Why fluorine has a smaller atomic radius than both oxygen and chlorine?

Fluorine has more electronegativity, meaning it is more "desperate" to obtain electrons. Its nucleus is the most attractive of all elements.


Why fluorine has smaller atomic radius than both oxygen and chlorine?

Fluorine has more electronegativity, meaning it is more "desperate" to obtain electrons. Its nucleus is the most attractive of all elements.


Which element has the smallest atomic radius fluorine chlorine bromine iodine astatine?

Flourine


Does an atom of fluorine have larger or smaller radius than an atom of iodine?

Smaller


Which has the largest radius Fluorine or Chlorine?

Chlorine.


Fluorine chlorine and bromine all have seven valence electrons Which element has the largest atomic radius?

bromine


Which element has the largest atomic radius out of fluorine chlorine or bromine?

Bromine is farther down the group and has more electron shells, making it an element with a lager atomic radius.


Why is Mg smaller than Cl?

Magnesium isn't smaller than chlorine, it's larger. The atomic radius for magnesium is 145 pm and the atomic radius for chlorine is 79 pm. Both magnesium and chlorine are in the third period of the periodic table. The trend for atomic radius is that the elements generally get smaller as you move from left to right across the table in the same period.


What elements has the smallest atomic radius bromine sulfur chlorine or selenium?

Chlorine will have the smallest atomic radius, bromine the largest.


Which atom is the smallest among lithium and fluorine?

Fluorine because it has a smaller atomic radius.


Which of these elements has the largest atomic radius. Aluminum potassium fluorine. Calcium?

Potassium has the largest atomic radius. It is in the 1st group of the periodic table. Fluorine has the least atomic radius.