Atomic Radii

[Dencology]

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Order the elements S, Cl, and F in terms of increasing atomic radii.
is it F, Cl, S ?

but the answer is S, F, Cl. why?

 

[Doa110]

Atomic radii decreases from left to right, and down to up, and that's why as we go from left to right there will increase in electronegativity, electronaffinity....> S>F>Cl>Br>I

 

[Sea of ASH]

ya im pretty sure its a mistake... it has to be F < Cl < S

since F is the smallest atom

 

[ZenoVT]

Yeah, I believe F is the smallest of the 3 also.

 

[Doa110]

Oops..sorry...Correct! F is the smallest. Although I wrote that the atomic radii decreases from down to up, still had the elements back ward! 😴